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. 2022 Nov 19;195(1):124.
doi: 10.1007/s10661-022-10742-0.

High Fe and Mn groundwater in the Nanchang, Poyang Lake Basin of China: hydrochemical characteristics and genesis mechanisms

Xiaodong Chu  1   2   3 , Zhifei Ma  4   5 , Daishe Wu  6 , Hao Wang  1   2 , Jingyuan He  3 , Ting Chen  3 , Ziyin Zheng  1   2 , Hugang Li  1   2 , Peng Wei  7
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High Fe and Mn groundwater in the Nanchang, Poyang Lake Basin of China: hydrochemical characteristics and genesis mechanisms

Xiaodong Chu et al. Environ Monit Assess. .

Abstract

Based on the water quality test data of 257 groups of phreatic groundwater and 165 groups of confined groundwater in the Nanchang area and the redox conditions, acid-base conditions and the organic matter content in groundwater, we identified hydrochemical characteristics and genesis of groundwater with high Fe and Mn contents in Nanchang. The results showed that Fe and Mn exceeded the standard in both phreatic and confined groundwater. The over-standard rates of Fe and Mn in groundwater were 8.56-11.52% and 33.07-36.36%, respectively. The degree of pollution Fe and Mn in the confined groundwater is higher than that in the phreatic groundwater, and the degree of pollution caused by Mn is higher than that caused by Fe. The high Fe and Mn contents in groundwater were caused by the release of Fe and Mn minerals from the native environment due to changes in the groundwater environment of the study area. A mild redox environment (Eh < 100) and low pH value are favorable for Fe and Mn enrichment in groundwater. The presence of organic matter accelerates microbial activity and promotes the release of Fe and Mn from aquifer sediments. Therefore, the change in the native environment played an important role in the increase in Fe and Mn content in the study area.

Keywords: High iron; High manganese; Hydrochemistry; Mechanisms; Nanchang, Jiangxi.

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