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Geochemical and hydraulic analysis of groundwater for heat utilization around Sakuragaike in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

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Oxygen isotopes, major and minor chemical compositions of 23 groundwater and 5 river water samples from the southern part of Nanto City were analyzed. From these results, the possibility of groundwater heat utilization was discussed. The water temperatures fluctuated between summer and winter. The groundwater in this area nearby Sho River is strongly influenced by river water infiltration and most groundwater in other areas is considered to be derived from precipitation. The Ca2+, HCO3−, and SiO2 concentrations increase due to reactions with rocks during water flow from the surrounding mountains to the alluvial fan areas. In some areas, Fe scale (goethite) is assumed to be precipitated from groundwater in heat exchangers and water pipes. Based on these results, an area around Sakuragaike potentially suitable for utilization of groundwater heat was selected for study.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to express our gratitude to Mayor Tanaka of Nanto City and the people of City Hall for their support and cooperation in collecting groundwater samples and for collecting information on groundwater for this research. For the analysis of Fe and trace elements in water samples, we are indebted to everyone at Mitsubishi Materials, Naka Energy Research Institute and especially to Director S. Ueta. We would like to express our gratitude to T. Koseki of the Mitsubishi Materials Corporation for his assistance in gathering geological information. We would like to express our gratitude to members of the Department of Science and Engineering, Toyama University (Presently: Academic Research Department) for their advice and support. We would like to express our gratitude to T. Urasawa, Y. Yamada, E. Hanashima, and R. Ikeda of the Department of Science and Technology Education, Toyama University, for their assistance in chemical, isotope, and groundwater analyses. We would like to thank the editor and the four anonymous reviewers for their critical, kind and constructive comments which improved the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Environmental Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Toyama, 3190, Gofuku, Toyama, 930-8555, Japan

    Haruka Mori & Akira Ueda

  2. Chuetsu-Kogyo Company, 800 Noguchi, Nanto, Toyama, 939-1844, Japan

    Yosihisa Ogawa

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Mori, H., Ueda, A. & Ogawa, Y. Geochemical and hydraulic analysis of groundwater for heat utilization around Sakuragaike in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Environ Earth Sci 79, 483 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-09231-9

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