Geochemical behaviors of rare earth elements in groundwater along a flow path in the North China Plain
Liu Haiyan
Guo Huaming
Xing Lina
Zhan Yanhong
Li Fulan
Shao Jingli
Niu Hong
Liang Xing
· 2016
期刊名称:
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
2016 年
117 卷
摘要:
Rare earth element (REE) geochemistry is a useful tool in delineating hydrogeochemical processes and tracing solute transport, which can be used to reveal groundwater chemical evolution in the complexed groundwater systems of the North China Plain (NCP). Groundwaters and sediments were collected approximately along a flow path in shallow and deep aquifers of the NCP to investigate REE geochemistry as a function of distance from the recharge zone. Groundwater REE concentrations are relatively low, with ranges from 81.2 to 163.6ng/L in shallow groundwaters, and from 65.2 to 133.7ng/L in deep groundwaters. Speciation calculation suggests that dissolved REEs mainly occur as dicarbonato (Ln(CO