Study of Indicator Properties of Chemical Elements, Corresponding to Geochemical Environment of Natural Mineral Water Formation

Studies show that unique hydro-chemical indicators that meet the spatial patterns of geochemical environments characterize each land area. The authors proposed a method to study the regularities in the chemical composition of natural mineral waters and identify the indicator elements that correspond geochemical peculiarities of their formation. The initial material of the study included the results of the water chemical analysis conducted on the mass spectrometer with inductively coupled plasma (ISP-MS) Elan 9000 DRC II (Perkin-Elmer, USA). Mineral waters were characterized by a set of qualitative and quantitative parameters: geochemistry of water migrants, element-by-element comparative analysis of the concentrations, areas of origin and the water extraction conditions. These parameters are linked in the summary table, from which a number of regularities were established. The following indicator elements are identified: Sr, Ba, Mn, Li, Br, B, I, Ge, Rb, corresponding to geochemical parameters of water formation environment.