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Hydrochemical appraisal of groundwater quality and pollution source analysis of oil field area: a case study in Daqing City, China

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Serious groundwater pollution not only affects the development of enterprises but also threatens the life and health of residents. To explore the utilization potential of shallow groundwater and the status of water quality pollution in Daqing city, factor analysis and Kriging spatial interpolation methods were applied to analyze the spatial distribution characteristics of pollution sources. The results showed that the HCO3-Ca + Mg type water with a maximum salinity of 1.5 g/L was the main chemical type of shallow groundwater in this area. Based on the Fe pollution index, the shallow underground water quality in the northeast of Daqing city can be used for drinking. Due to higher salinity, the locations of the availability of groundwater for irrigation only were in the west. Multivariate statistical analysis was carried out using a factor analysis method, and eight main impact factors were extracted in the study. The pollution sources of human activity impact factors were mainly found to be the direct discharge of organic matter from industrial wastewater in petrochemical enterprises and domestic sewage and the inappropriate or excessive application of agricultural fertilizers. The primary geological environment factors were mainly affected by the hydrogeological and runoff conditions in the study area. Pollution factors were mainly distributed in the northeast of the study area where the pollution was a serious problem, while those in the south-central area were fewer and the pollution was light. This study provides a scientific decision basis for the application of groundwater and the management of groundwater resources in this area.

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Acknowledgments

We thank all members of the Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, for their critical technical assistance.

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This study was funded by the National Key Research & Development Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFC1800400). The funding body has funded the design of the study and collection.

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

    Han Zhang, Jianmin Bian & Hanli Wan

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

    Han Zhang, Jianmin Bian & Hanli Wan

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

    Han Zhang, Jianmin Bian & Hanli Wan

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Han Zhang analyzed the experimental data and draw the figures and was a major contributor in writing the manuscript.

Jianmin Bian designed the experiment and reviewed and revised the manuscript.

Hanli Wan performed the disposal data.

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Highlights

1. Water quality evaluation of shallow groundwater for drinking and irrigation purposes was carried out in Daqing city which is a municipal oil field.

2. Spatial distribution of shallow groundwater pollution sources in Daqing city was studied.

3. Hydrogeochemical evolution caused by human activities is the main influencing factor of shallow groundwater.

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Zhang, H., Bian, J. & Wan, H. Hydrochemical appraisal of groundwater quality and pollution source analysis of oil field area: a case study in Daqing City, China. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 18667–18685 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-12059-2

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