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Hydrogeochemical temporal variations related to changes of seismic activity at Tenerife, Canary Islands

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This work presents the results of a hydrogeochemical study conducted in two galleries on the island of Tenerife: Fuente del Valle and San Fernando, during a 2-year period with weekly sampling (July 2016 to July 2018). Groundwater temperature, pH, and electrical conductivity exhibited stable values throughout the study period, while significant temporal variations were observed in the total alkalinity, SO42−/Cl− ratio (in meq·L−1), and isotopic composition (δ18O and δD). δ13CTDIC values showed an endogenous signature for both galleries, while δ18O and δD values indicated a meteoric origin with interaction with endogenous gases, mainly CO2. Changes in isotopic ratios coincided with variations observed in alkalinity and SO42−/Cl− ratio. On October 2, 2016, a seismic swarm of long-period events was recorded on Tenerife followed by a general increase of the seismic activity in and around the island. A correlation was observed between some hydrogeochemical parameters in the groundwaters of the galleries related to observed changes of the seismic activity.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Matthew James Pankhurst for his contribution to improve the quality of this paper. We also thank the Community of Waters of Fuente del Valle and San Fernando for the logistic support. We also want to express our acknowledgment to the help of the handling editor (Yves Moussallam) as well as the reviewers, whose useful comments and constructive suggestions greatly improved the manuscript.

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This research was financially supported by the projects (i) TFvolcano and (ii) TFaguas from TFinnova Program of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife (Spain) and (iii) SPITERM from the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of the Spanish Government (RTC-2016-4699-2).

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  1. Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN), 38320, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Cecilia Amonte, María Asensio-Ramos, Gladys V. Melián, Nemesio M. Pérez, Eleazar Padrón, Pedro A. Hernández, Fátima Rodríguez, Luca D’Auria & Dina López

  2. Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER), 38611 Granadilla de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Gladys V. Melián, Nemesio M. Pérez, Eleazar Padrón, Pedro A. Hernández & Luca D’Auria

  3. Agencia Insular de la Energía de Tenerife (AIET), 38611 Granadilla de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Gladys V. Melián, Nemesio M. Pérez, Eleazar Padrón & Pedro A. Hernández

  4. Departament of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA

    Dina López

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Amonte, C., Asensio-Ramos, M., Melián, G.V. et al. Hydrogeochemical temporal variations related to changes of seismic activity at Tenerife, Canary Islands. Bull Volcanol 83, 24 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-021-01445-4

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