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- Title
Relationship of Fluoride Concentration to Well Depth in an Alluvial Aquifer in a Semiarid Area.
- Authors
Espino-Valdés, María Socorro; Rodríguez-Lozano, Daniel F.; Gutiérrez, Mélida; Silva-Hidalgo, Humberto; Pinales-Munguía, Adán
- Abstract
Groundwater of northern Mexico contains high concentrations of geogenic fluoride (F−), a contaminant known to affect human health. The origin of F− in groundwater in this region has been related to the weathering of rhyolite and other volcanic rocks present in the alluvium. However, the relationship of F− concentration to water depth has not been established. F− concentrations, pH, and total dissolved solids (TSD) were determined for 18 wells within the Meoqui-Delicias aquifer in 2021. The F concentrations varied between 0.62 mg L−1 and 4.84 mg L−1, and 61% of the wells exceeded the 1.5 mg L−1 guideline. F− concentrations did not correlate to TDS but correlated to well depth (r = −0.52, p < 0.05). Because of the less-than-strong correlation coefficient value obtained, a diagram of F− concentrations vs. well depth was constructed. The diagram showed a distinct enrichment of F− in shallow wells, suggesting that groundwater residence time and evaporation may be important factors in explaining the F− content within the aquifer. This pattern was confirmed after plotting 2003 and 2006 data for the same wells. These findings are important to better understand the distribution of F− in neighboring alluvial aquifers as well as in alluvial aquifers elsewhere.
- Subjects
MEXICO; AQUIFERS; VOLCANIC ash, tuff, etc.; WATER depth; FLUORIDES; RHYOLITE; ALLUVIUM
- Publication
Environments (2076-3298), 2022, Vol 9, Issue 12, p155
- ISSN
2076-3298
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/environments9120155