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Formation mechanism of hydrogeochemical characterization of mineral water in Antu County, Changbai Mountain area

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Antu County in the Changbai Mountains is an important source of mineral water, but there is a lack of research on the source of groundwater characteristic components, affecting the protection of water resources. This study obtained hydrochemical and isotopic data (28 groups in total, April and September in 2019) by summarizing research and sampling data in order to identify the formation process of characteristics. The formation mechanism of the characteristic components was revealed using geostatistical, isotopic, and hydrogeochemical inversion simulations. The results show that the metasilicic acid is a common component of groundwater water chemistry in the study area. The water body primarily receives stable recharge from low-mineralized precipitation with ages ranging from 27.7 to 38.4 years and recharge elevations ranging from 1160 to 2393 m, providing ample time for water–rock interaction. The dissolution of olivine, pyroxene, albite, and other siliceous minerals is the source of characteristic components, and deep faults and deep basalt heat flow are the key conditions for the formation of metasilicic acid. When low-mineralized precipitation recharges the underground aquifer, it dissolves the silica-aluminate and silicon-containing minerals in the surrounding rocks through the water–rock action under the effect of CO2, causing a large amount of metasilic acid to dissolve into the groundwater and forming metasilic acid-type mineral water.

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The research was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (grant number 2019YFC0409103) and the Key Projects of Jilin Provincial Department of Science and Technology (grant number 20190303076SF). The funding body has funded sample collection tests and data analysis.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China

    Yexiang Yu, Jianmin Bian, Yuxi Ma, Yihan Li & Jialin Li

  2. College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China

    Yexiang Yu, Jianmin Bian, Yuxi Ma, Yihan Li & Jialin Li

  3. Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, 130021, Changchun, China

    Yexiang Yu, Jianmin Bian, Yuxi Ma, Yihan Li & Jialin Li

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Data curation, Yexiang Yu, Yuxi Ma, Yihan Li and Jialin Li; funding acquisition, Jianmin Bian; software, Yexiang Yu and Jialin Li; writing-original draft, Yexiang Yu; writing-review & editing, Jianmin Bian and Yuxi Ma. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Highlights

(1) The transport process of H2SiO3, a characteristic component of Antu County, was studied.

(2) Stable low-mineralized precipitation provides an important source of recharge.

(3) The mineral source of H2SiO3 is derived from the dissolution of silica-bearing minerals in rock formations.

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Yu, Y., Bian, J., Ma, Y. et al. Formation mechanism of hydrogeochemical characterization of mineral water in Antu County, Changbai Mountain area. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 73910–73925 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20380-1

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