ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Hydro-Chemical Characteristics, Genesis
Analysis and Risk Assessment of Fuyuan Laochang
Ore Concentration Area in Yunnan, China
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Kunming General Survey of Natural Resources Center, China Geological Survey, Kunming 650100, China
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Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources
and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Submission date: 2023-05-19
Final revision date: 2023-08-15
Acceptance date: 2023-08-30
Online publication date: 2023-11-14
Publication date: 2024-01-03
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(1):727-739
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In order to reveal the characteristics of groundwater circulation in a typical basin in the mine
area, the groundwater of different aquifers in Fuyuan Laochang Town, east of Qujing City, Yunnan
Province, was taken as the research object. The recharge characteristics of groundwater in the study
area were determined, and the material sources of the main constituents of groundwater were identified.
Also, the water-rock interaction processes occurring in the study area were identified by analyzing
conventional water chemistry and hydrogen and oxygen isotopes. The results show that the anions of
water samples in the study area are mainly SO42- and HCO3-, while the cations are mainly Na+, Ca2+ and
Mg2+. The groundwater in the study area is mainly recharged by local atmospheric precipitation, and
water vapor condensation may exist in the pit water and some underground water samples. The water-rock interaction in the study area is dominated by the lixiviation of carbonate and sulfate minerals,
accompanied by silicate lixiviation and ion exchange, and the groundwater is mainly controlled by rock
weathering. Domestic sewage and coal mining activities lead to the content increase of NO3- and SO4
2- in groundwater, as well as the excess of iron and manganese ions. The corresponding results can provide
a scientific basis for the protection, development, and utilization management of local groundwater
resources.