Abstract
A new approach using hydrochemical characterization of mineral water in Serbia was applied in this paper. After field research and groundwater sampling, laboratory measurements were conducted. Trace and ultratrace elements in 174 samples of mineral water were analyzed using HR ICP–MS and methods to determine gross alpha/beta activities were applied. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) was used on selected variables: major ions (Ca, Mg, Na, Cl, HCO3, SO4), Si, temperature, electrical conductivity (EC), pH and Eh. Results showed that variability of chemical characteristics, and diverse mineral and thermal water types were grouped into six clusters. Geochemical conditions of each cluster were considered in detail in terms of basic hydrochemical parameters, geological characteristics, and the contents of particular elements. There were certain regularities among the separated groups. Water differed in temperatures, dissolved mineral substances, pH, Eh values and gas content, which indicated different hydrogeological conditions. Variations among clusters in natural radioactivity, the content of essential elements and rare earth elements (REE) are also discussed.
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This work is supported by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia within the Projects III 43004.
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Todorović, M., Štrbački, J., Ćuk, M., Andrijašević, J., Šišović, J., Papić, P. (2016). Mineral and Thermal Waters of Serbia: Multivariate Statistical Approach to Hydrochemical Characterization. In: Papic, P. (eds) Mineral and Thermal Waters of Southeastern Europe. Environmental Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25379-4_5
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