TY - JOUR
T1 - Trace element geochemistry of groundwater from Quetta Valley, western Pakistan
AU - Khan, Shuhab D.
AU - Mahmood, Khalid
AU - Sultan, Mohamed I.
AU - Khan, Abdul S.
AU - Xiong, Yingqian
AU - Sagintayev, Zhanay
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This work was funded by the USAID grant through the US Academy of Sciences and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The authors thank Khawar Sohail and Ishaq Kakar, Center of Excellence of Mineralogy, University of Balochistan for their help in the field. LienTh Nguyen and Dr. Yongjun Gao are thanked for their help in chemical analysis.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - This manuscript presents major, minor and trace elements data for groundwater samples collected from wells, tube wells, springs and karezes from Quetta Valley. Quetta Valley in Pakistan has frequently experienced shortage of groundwater. In recent years, the water quality has had a sharp decline at many locations. The study of groundwater resources in this valley is an attempt to understand the causes of and sources of contamination. At several locations, nitrate, sulfate, arsenic, selenium, chromium and nickel contamination has been determined. The preliminary results indicate that these contaminations apparently result from a combination of rock alteration and mining activity in the area. Different water sources could have also contributed to the deterioration of the water quality of Quetta Valley. This research provides the basis for future work, which will involve detailed hydrological modeling and water quality studies.
AB - This manuscript presents major, minor and trace elements data for groundwater samples collected from wells, tube wells, springs and karezes from Quetta Valley. Quetta Valley in Pakistan has frequently experienced shortage of groundwater. In recent years, the water quality has had a sharp decline at many locations. The study of groundwater resources in this valley is an attempt to understand the causes of and sources of contamination. At several locations, nitrate, sulfate, arsenic, selenium, chromium and nickel contamination has been determined. The preliminary results indicate that these contaminations apparently result from a combination of rock alteration and mining activity in the area. Different water sources could have also contributed to the deterioration of the water quality of Quetta Valley. This research provides the basis for future work, which will involve detailed hydrological modeling and water quality studies.
KW - Arsenic
KW - Groundwater chemistry
KW - ICP-MS
KW - Trace elements
KW - Ultramafic rocks
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U2 - 10.1007/s12665-009-0197-z
DO - 10.1007/s12665-009-0197-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77954171644
VL - 60
SP - 573
EP - 582
JO - Environmental Geology
JF - Environmental Geology
SN - 1866-6280
IS - 3
ER -