Hydrochemical characteristics, control factors and health risk assessment of groundwater in typical arid region Hotan Area, Chinese Xinjiang,Environmental Pollution

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Hydrochemical characteristics, control factors and health risk assessment of groundwater in typical arid region Hotan Area, Chinese Xinjiang
Environmental Pollution ( IF 7.6 ) Pub Date : 2024-11-12 , DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125301
Wei Fan, Jinlong Zhou, Jianghua Zheng, Yanhong Guo, Lina Hu, Ruiqi Shan

The Hotan region of Xinjiang is an arid region in northwest China, where water resources are scarce, and groundwater is the main water supply. In this study, a self-organizing map (SOM), positive matrix factorization (PMF), hydrochemical diagrams, and health risk assessment model were used to analyze the sources and controlling factors of groundwater chemistry, and evaluate health risks of nitrate and fluoride. The results showed that the evaporation process and water-rock interaction were the main factors influencing groundwater chemistry in the region. Based on the SOM, 239 groundwater samples were divided into six clusters. The main hydrochemical types were Cl-Na, HCO₃-Na, and SO₄-Ca. Natural factors such as evaporation, water-rock interaction and cation exchange play important roles in Cluster 1–2 and 4–6, while Cluster 3 is mainly polluted by nitrate. Fluoride pollution, primarily caused by geological processes, and nitrate pollution, caused by human activities, cannot be ignored. Attention should be paid to the high non-carcinogenic risk of fluoride and nitrate exposure through drinking water, especially for children. These results provide a theoretical basis for the rational development and utilization of local water resources and ecological environmental protection. The study suggested that the combined method of the SOM and PMF provides a reliable approach for interpreting nonlinear and high-dimensional hydrochemical data.

更新日期：2024-11-13

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