Groundwater sources, flow patterns, and hydrochemistry of the Central Yinchuan Plain, China

• Published in: Hydrogeology journal Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 591 - 606
• Main Authors: Li, Ying, Wu, Ping, Huang, Xiao-Qin, Zhang, Bo, Xu, Zhao-Xiang, Li, Yang, Li, Jie, Wang, Lu-Chen, Sun, Yu-Fang, Meng, Xu-Chen, Wang, Cheng-Wen, Cai, Zi-Zhao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Cation exchange; Cation exchanging; Cations; China; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Evaporation; Flow distribution; Flow pattern; Fluvial deposits; Geochemistry; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy; Groundwater; Groundwater chemistry; Groundwater flow; Groundwater mining; Groundwater recharge; Groundwater recharge and discharge in arid and semi-arid areas of China; Groundwater sources; Hydrochemistry; Hydrogeology; Hydrology/Water Resources; irrigated farming; Lakes; Low concentrations; Mountains; Pumping; Regional development; Resource management; Rivers; Total dissolved solids; Two dimensional models; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Water resources; Water resources development; Water resources management; Water resources planning; Yellow River; China; Yellow River; Groundwater recharge/water budget; Hydrochemistry; Groundwater flow; China; Stable isotopes

Groundwater in the Yinchuan Plain (China) is a critical domestic resource that is also used for agricultural irrigation and to maintain ecological environments, among other purposes. Recent research has shown that ineffective planning of water resources, along with large-scale groundwater pumping (m...