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Major Ion Chemistry of Surface Water and Its Controlling Factors in Ebinur Lake Basin
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Jiaxin Zhou
Jiaxin Zhou 1,
Fuyuan Gao
Fuyuan Gao
Fuyuan Gao obtained a M.S. degree from Northwest Normal University in 2012 and Ph.D. degree in the [...]
Fuyuan Gao obtained a M.S. degree from Northwest Normal University in 2012 and Ph.D. degree in the Department of Geography from Lanzhou University in 2018, respectively. He is currently the vice dean of the School of Environment and Urban Construction at Lanzhou City University. His main research direction is Holocene climate change. He participated in the Second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Comprehensive Scientific Expedition Research Project (2019–2024), the Holocene Humidity Evolution Pattern and Its Response to Atmospheric Circulation in the Semi-Humid–Arid Transition Zone of Northwest China (42261031), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (2023–2026). His research interests include the climate, the paleoclimate, monsoons, and quaternary geology.
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Ruiqi Yang
Ruiqi Yang 1,
Chuancheng Zhao
Chuancheng Zhao 2 and
Qingfeng Li
Qingfeng Li 1,*
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School of Environment and Urban Construction, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730000, China
2
School of Information Engineering, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Water 2024, 16(19), 2780; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16192780 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 26 August 2024
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Revised: 22 September 2024
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Accepted: 27 September 2024
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Published: 29 September 2024
(This article belongs to the Section
Hydrology)
Abstract
The sustainable development of arid regions is significantly constrained by the availability of water resources, which play a crucial role in this context. It is necessary to deeply investigate and analyze the hydrochemical characteristics and major ion sources. This study, which was based on data from 183 water samples collected from the Jinghe River Basin, provided a comprehensive analysis of the river water hydrochemistry. The results show that the average TDSs (total dissolved solids) was measured at 49.8 mg·L−1. HCO3− (82.4%) and Ca2+ (77.1%) were the ions present in the highest abundances. The river water was classified as the HCO3−-Ca2+ hydrochemical type. The Gibbs diagrams indicated that the ion composition was primarily influenced by rock weathering. Additionally, the Na-normalized molar ratio diagrams suggested that the chemical composition was primarily governed by the weathering and dissolution of silicate rocks, while the carbonate rock dissolution played a lesser role. This study demonstrates a critical aspect of water resources quality evaluation, which is of great significance for the sustainable development, utilization and environmental protection of regional water resources.
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Zhou, J.; Gao, F.; Yang, R.; Zhao, C.; Li, Q.
Major Ion Chemistry of Surface Water and Its Controlling Factors in Ebinur Lake Basin. Water 2024, 16, 2780.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16192780
AMA Style
Zhou J, Gao F, Yang R, Zhao C, Li Q.
Major Ion Chemistry of Surface Water and Its Controlling Factors in Ebinur Lake Basin. Water. 2024; 16(19):2780.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16192780
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Zhou, Jiaxin, Fuyuan Gao, Ruiqi Yang, Chuancheng Zhao, and Qingfeng Li.
2024. "Major Ion Chemistry of Surface Water and Its Controlling Factors in Ebinur Lake Basin" Water 16, no. 19: 2780.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16192780
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