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Original Article | Open Access

Identified the hydrochemical and the sulfur cycle process in subsidence area of Pingyu mining area using multi-isotopes combined with hydrochemistry methods

Hui-Meng Su1, Fa-Wang Zhang1,2( ), Jing-Yu Hu3, Jin-Feng Lei3, Wei Zuo4,5, Bo Yang4,5, Yu-Hua Liu4,5
School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Center for Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, China Geological Survey, Baoding 071051, Hebei Province, China
Henan Branch, China South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Corporation Limited, Zhengzhou 450046, China
The Fifth Geological Survey Institute, Henan Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Zhengzhou 450012, China
Natural Resources Science and Technology Innovation Center of Henan Province (Research on Eco-Environmental Assessment and Restoration Technology), Zhengzhou 450012, China
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Abstract

Groundwater serves as an important water source for residents in and around mining areas. To achieve scientific planning and efficient utilization of water resources in mining areas, it is essential to figure out the chemical formation process and the ground water sulfur cycle that transpire after the coal mining activities. Based on studies of hydrochemistry and D,18O-H2O,34S-SO4 isotopes, this study applied principal component analysis, ion ratio and other methods in its attempts to reveal the hydrogeochemical action and sulfur cycle in the subsidence area of Pingyu mining area. The study discovered that, in the studied area, precipitation provides the major supply of groundwater and the main water chemistry effects are dominated by oxidation dissolution of sulfide minerals as well as the dissolution of carbonate and silicate rocks. The sulfate in groundwater primarily originates from oxidation and dissolution of sulfide minerals in coal-bearing strata and human activities. The mixed sulfate formed by the oxidation of sulfide minerals and by human activities continuously recharges the groundwater, promoting the dissolution of carbonate rock and silicate rock in the process.

Keywords

PCAIon ratioWater chemistrySulfide mineralsMulti-isotopesSubsidence area of mining area

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Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering
Volume 12 Issue 1,
March 2024
Pages 62-77
DOI: 10.26599/JGSE.2024.9280006
Cite this article:
Su H-M, Zhang F-W, Hu J-Y, et al. Identified the hydrochemical and the sulfur cycle process in subsidence area of Pingyu mining area using multi-isotopes combined with hydrochemistry methods. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 2024, 12(1): 62-77. https://doi.org/10.26599/JGSE.2024.9280006

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Received: 15 June 2023
Accepted: 15 December 2023
Published: 15 March 2024
2305-7068/© 2024 Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering Editorial Office

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