Geochemical characterization of components of the groundwater flow system in the basin of Mexico
More than 21 million people live within the Basin of Mexico. Water is the main concern of this large population, where groundwater has been intensively exploited, leading to subsidence and fracturing of the ground. It is for this reason that it’s very important to understand the behavior of groundwa...
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| author | Olea-Olea Selene Escolero Oscar Mahlknecht Jürgen |
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| description | More than 21 million people live within the Basin of Mexico. Water is the main concern of this large population, where groundwater has been intensively exploited, leading to subsidence and fracturing of the ground. It is for this reason that it’s very important to understand the behavior of groundwater flow system components. This knowledge can help to more effectively manage water use and conserve the recharge zones. The main purpose of this study is to identify and characterize the components of groundwater flow system. Cluster analysis was used to classify 303 groundwater samples into groups. The groups show that chemical concentrations increase along the trajectories of groundwater flow. We describe these groups and identify three components in the flow system; the upper zone, the intermediate zone and the inferior zone. Different water management policies are suggested for each system component, because they have different response times to the actions taken in their use and conservation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa0be56526ba4cbfb3d451544b8a973c2022-12-21T22:04:51ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422019-01-01980702210.1051/e3sconf/20199807022e3sconf_wri-162018_07022Geochemical characterization of components of the groundwater flow system in the basin of MexicoOlea-Olea Selene0Escolero Oscar1Mahlknecht Jürgen2Posgrado en Ciencias de la tierra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad UniversitariaDepartamento de Dinámica Terrestre y Superficial, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad UniversitariaCentro del Agua para América Latina y el CaribeMore than 21 million people live within the Basin of Mexico. Water is the main concern of this large population, where groundwater has been intensively exploited, leading to subsidence and fracturing of the ground. It is for this reason that it’s very important to understand the behavior of groundwater flow system components. This knowledge can help to more effectively manage water use and conserve the recharge zones. The main purpose of this study is to identify and characterize the components of groundwater flow system. Cluster analysis was used to classify 303 groundwater samples into groups. The groups show that chemical concentrations increase along the trajectories of groundwater flow. We describe these groups and identify three components in the flow system; the upper zone, the intermediate zone and the inferior zone. Different water management policies are suggested for each system component, because they have different response times to the actions taken in their use and conservation.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/24/e3sconf_wri-162018_07022.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Olea-Olea Selene Escolero Oscar Mahlknecht Jürgen Geochemical characterization of components of the groundwater flow system in the basin of Mexico E3S Web of Conferences |
| title | Geochemical characterization of components of the groundwater flow system in the basin of Mexico |
| title_full | Geochemical characterization of components of the groundwater flow system in the basin of Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Geochemical characterization of components of the groundwater flow system in the basin of Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geochemical characterization of components of the groundwater flow system in the basin of Mexico |
| title_short | Geochemical characterization of components of the groundwater flow system in the basin of Mexico |
| title_sort | geochemical characterization of components of the groundwater flow system in the basin of mexico |
| url | https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/24/e3sconf_wri-162018_07022.pdf |
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