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Geochemical provenance and spatial distribution of fluoride in groundwater of Taiyuan basin, China

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Hydrogeochemistry data were utilized to understand origin, distribution, and geochemical evolution of the high-fluoride groundwater in Taiyuan basin, China. In the study area, the spatial distribution of the high-fluoride groundwater are strictly controlled by the host rock and geomorphic conditions. Three types of groundwater with the F− concentration of <1.5 mg/L, 1.5–2 mg/L and >2 mg/L are located in the areas bordering the limestone zones, in the areas bordering the sandstone of Permian and Carboniferous, and in the depressions of the central parts of the basin, respectively. The high-fluoride groundwater mostly have the high values of TDS, and its values of pH range from 7.2 to 8.8. The most common water types of the high-fluoride groundwater are Na·Ca–HCO3 and Na·Mg–HCO3. The geochemical mode reveals that the dissolution of the fluorine-containing minerals and the evaporation effect of the shallow groundwater control the evolution of high F− concentration in Taiyuan basin.

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This work was supported by grants from the project of National Natural Science Funds of China (40672169). Thanks Zhenzhong Guo of the Shanxi Geology and Mineral Bureau for supplying us with useful reports.

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    Xiangquan Li, Xinwei Hou, Zhichao Zhou & Lingxia Liu

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Li, X., Hou, X., Zhou, Z. et al. Geochemical provenance and spatial distribution of fluoride in groundwater of Taiyuan basin, China. Environ Earth Sci 62, 1635–1642 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0648-6

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