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JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA
Volume 82, Issue 2, Pages 169-180Publisher
SPRINGER INDIA
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-013-0135-2
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Chemical compositions; Stable isotopes; Groundwater; Irrigation return flow; Korea
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- Korea Research Foundation Grant
- Korean Government (MOEHRD, Basic Research Promotion Fund) [KRF-2008-331-C00281]
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The chemical and isotopic compositions of groundwater and stream water in the Haean basin, Korea, which have been intensively used for agricultural irrigation, were examined. The field parameters and chemical compositions were typical of relatively uncontaminated waters, except for the agricultural impact. The low EC levels indicated that the waters had not experienced any significant geochemical processes such as water-rock interaction and evaporation. The very similar chemical compositions and ionic ratios were also indicative of fast circulation and good hydraulic connection. The oxygen and hydrogen isotopic compositions of most of the samples in wet and dry seasons showed very similar range which indicated a single source for both waters without any significant geochemical alteration. However, in the wet season, evaporation trends were observed in some groundwaters because of inflow of irrigation return flow from a rice paddy field. The isotopes of both waters were affected by the altitude and amount of precipitation.
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