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Study on Water‐Rock Interactions of Trace Elements in Groundwater with Leaching Experiments
Author(s) -
Yu Z.,
Zhang L.,
Jiang P.,
Papelis C.,
Li Y.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/gwat.12182
Subject(s) - groundwater , leaching (pedology) , aquifer , geology , leachate , weathering , mineralogy , soil science , geochemistry , environmental chemistry , soil water , chemistry , geotechnical engineering
Measurements of trace elements leached from host rocks can indicate the source of flowing groundwater and provide the host rock's fingerprint information that may be useful in understanding the mixing patterns of different groundwaters and flowpaths. In this study, the leaching characteristics of three widely‐distributed aquifer host rocks in Southern Nevada were investigated through leaching experiments of 13 trace elements under different experimental conditions (leaching time, pH , grain size, and rock mineralogy). The fraction of leached trace elements from different aquifer host rocks was calculated for examining the water‐rock interaction in different conditions. The effect of host rock mineralogy on leachate composition was examined, which could provide useful information about groundwater source. Solute speciation and saturation indices were simulated using geochemical modeling to further explore the redistribution and leaching process of trace elements.