hydrochemical characteristics and evolution of groundwater in the kashgar delta area in xinjiang

• DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.201901211
• Publication Date: 2019-09-08
• Authors: Jinlong Zhou; Bin Li; Xing Wei; Yanyan Zeng; Wei Fan; Wei-Hua Nai

Pollution-induced water shortage problems have severely hindered the economic development of Kashi Prefecture in Xinjiang. In order to study the chemical characteristics and main ion sources of groundwater in the Kashgar River Delta of Western Kashi Prefecture, 402 groundwater samples and 114 groundwater hydrogen and oxygen isotope samples were collected and tested in June to October 2016. Based on the methods of mathematical statistics, Gibbs diagram, ion ratio, Schoeller diagram, and hydrogeochemical simulation, the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the groundwater were analyzed, and the hydrochemical evolution law and the main ion sources were discussed. The following results were noted. ①SO42- was the main anion in the groundwater, followed by Cl-. Na+ was the main cation, and the groundwater was mainly SO4·Cl-Na type. ②The groundwater ion components were controlled by dissolution of rocks and evaporation. The groundwater ions were mainly derived from the dissolution of evaporites, followed by the dissolution of carbonates. Unconfined groundwater in the river alluvium plain was affected by evaporation, and the confined groundwater was affected by reverse cation exchange and mixing. ③Along the groundwater flow direction, the concentration of ion components in the groundwater increased. Halite, dolomite, and gypsum were dissolved, and calcite was precipitated.