Sains Malaysiana
49(10)(2020):
2383-2401
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2020-4910-05
Using
the Water Quality Index (WQI), and the Synthetic Pollution Index (SPI) to
Evaluate the
Groundwater Quality for
Drinking Purpose in Hailun, China
(Penggunaan
Indeks Kualiti Air (WQI) dan Indeks Pencemaran Sintetik (SPI) untuk Menilai
Kualiti Air Bawah Tanah untuk Tujuan Minuman di Hailun, China)
TIAN HUI1,2,3*, DU JIZHONG1, SUN QIFA1, LIU
QIANG1, KANG ZHUANG1 & JIN HONGTAO1
1Shenyang
Geological Survey Center, China Geological Survey, Shenyang 110034, China
2Key Laboratory
of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin
University, Changchun 130021, China
3College of New
Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
Received: 10 February 2020/Accepted:
13 April 2020
ABSTRACT
Due to the impact
of human agricultural production, climate and environmental changes. The
applicability of groundwater for drinking purposes has attracted widespread
attention. In order to quantify the hydrochemical characteristics of
groundwater in Hailun and evaluate its suitability for assessing water for
drinking purposes, 77 shallow groundwater samples and 57 deep groundwater
samples were collected and analyzed. The results show that deep groundwater in
aquifers in the study area is weakly alkaline, while that in shallow is acidic.
The abundance is in the order HCO3-> Cl->
SO42- for anions, and Ca2+> Na+>
Mg2+ for cations. Groundwater chemical type were dominated by HCO3-Ca, HCO3-Ca•
Mg, and HCO3-Ca• Na. Correlation analysis (CA) and Durov diagram showed that rock
weathering and dissolution, human activities, and the hydraulic connection
between shallow and deep water are the main reasons affecting the chemical
composition of water in Helen. The analysis of water samples based on the WQI
model showed that about 23.37, 23.37, 32.46, 12.98, and 7.79% of the shallow
groundwater samples were excellent, good, poor, very poor, and unsuitable for
drinking purposes, respectively, and that 61.40, 30.90, 5.26, 1.75, and 1.75%
of the deep groundwater samples were excellent, good, poor, very poor, and
unsuitable for drinking purposes, respectively. The analysis of groundwater
samples based on the SPI model showed that 92.98% of the deep groundwater
samples were suitable grade, while that 40.25% of the shallow groundwater
samples were suitable grade. The spatial distribution maps of the WQI and SPI
show that most of the deep groundwater resources in the study area are clean
and suitable for drinking, despite the risks of the shallow groundwater in the
north and southwest of the study area.
Keywords: China; groundwater quality assessment; hydrochemistry; SPI; WQI
ABSTRAK
Kesan daripada pengeluaran pertanian manusia, iklim
dan persekitaran mengalami perubahan. Kebolehgunaan air bawah tanah untuk
tujuan minuman telah menarik perhatian meluas. Untuk mengukur ciri hidrokimia
air bawah tanah di Hailun dan menilai kesesuaian air untuk tujuan minuman, 77
sampel air bawah tanah yang cetek dan 57 sampel air bawah tanah yang dalam
telah diambil dan dianalisis. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa air bawah tanah yang
dalam di akuifer di kawasan kajian adalah alkali yang lemah, manakala di
kawasan yang cetek adalah berasid. Kebanyakannya adalah dalam turutan HCO3-> Cl->
SO42- untuk anion, dan Ca2+> Na+>
Mg2+ untuk kation. Jenis kimia air bawah tanah didominasi oleh HCO3-Ca,
HCO3-Ca• Mg dan HCO3-Ca• Na. Analisis korelasi (CA) dan
rajah Durov menunjukkan bahawa luluhawa batuan dan pelarutan, aktiviti manusia,
dan kaitan hidraulik antara air yang cetek dan dalam merupakan punca utama yang
memberi kesan terhadap komposisi kimia air di Helen. Analisis sampel air
berdasarkan model WQI menunjukkan bahawa 23.37, 23.37, 32.46, 12.98 dan 7.79%
daripada sampel air bawah tanah yang cetek masing-masing adalah sangat baik,
baik, tidak baik, sangat tidak baik, dan tidak sesuai untuk tujuan minuman dan
61.40, 30.90, 5.26, 1.75 dan 1.75% daripada sampel air bawah tanah yang dalam
masing-masing adalah sangat baik, baik, tidak baik, sangat tidak baik, dan
tidak sesuai untuk tujuan minuman. Analisis sampel air bawah tanah berdasarkan
model SPI menunjukkan bahawa 92.98% daripada sampel air bawah tanah yang dalam
merupakan gred yang sesuai. Peta taburan ruang untuk WQI dan SPI menunjukkan
bahawa kebanyakan daripada sumber air bawah tanah yang dalam di kawasan kajian
adalah bersih dan sesuai untuk diminum, walaupun terdapat risiko daripada air
bawah tanah yang cetek di utara dan barat daya kawasan kajian.
Kata kunci: China; hidrokimia; penilaian kualiti air
bawah tanah; SPI; WQI
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