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Article: Reconstructed chloride concentration profiles below the seabed in Hong Kong (China) and their implications for offshore groundwater resources

TitleReconstructed chloride concentration profiles below the seabed in Hong Kong (China) and their implications for offshore groundwater resources
Authors
KeywordsChina
Chloride
Numerical modeling
Offshore groundwater
Sedimentation
Issue Date2015
Citation
Hydrogeology Journal, 2015, v. 23, p. 277-286 How to Cite?
AbstractOffshore hydrogeology has been much less studied compared to onshore hydrogeology. The marine Quaternary system in Hong Kong (China) consists of interlayers of aquitards and aquifers and was part of the Pearl River Delta when the sea level was low before the Holocene. Core samples from six offshore boreholes were collected to measure the chloride concentration in the system by adding deionized water. A method was proposed to convert the sediment chloride into that of the original pore water. A one-dimensional sedimentation-transport model was developed to simulate the historical conservative transport of the reconstructed pore-water chloride. The model integrates present knowledge of stratigraphy and the historical evolution of the geological system. The chloride concentration profiles show that the chloride decreases from an average of 13,800 mg/L in the first marine unit to an average of 5,620 mg/L in the first aquifer. At the bottom of one borehole, the concentration is only 1,420 mg/L. The numerical model shows that the vertical chloride distribution is due to diffusion-controlled downward migration of seawater. The second marine unit obstructs the downward migration, indicating its low permeability and good aquitard integrity. The relatively fresh or brackish water in deep aquifers protected by the aquitard has the potential to be used as drinking water following some treatment, or at least as raw water with much cheaper desalinization compared with using seawater. The methodology and findings in this study are instructional for other coastal areas with similar geology and history in the South China Sea.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/215267
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.721
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dc.contributor.authorJiao, JJJ-
dc.contributor.authorShi, L-
dc.contributor.authorKuang, X-
dc.contributor.authorLee, CM-
dc.contributor.authorYim, WSW-
dc.contributor.authorYang, S-
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-21T13:20:28Z-
dc.date.available2015-08-21T13:20:28Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationHydrogeology Journal, 2015, v. 23, p. 277-286-
dc.identifier.issn1431-2174-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/215267-
dc.description.abstractOffshore hydrogeology has been much less studied compared to onshore hydrogeology. The marine Quaternary system in Hong Kong (China) consists of interlayers of aquitards and aquifers and was part of the Pearl River Delta when the sea level was low before the Holocene. Core samples from six offshore boreholes were collected to measure the chloride concentration in the system by adding deionized water. A method was proposed to convert the sediment chloride into that of the original pore water. A one-dimensional sedimentation-transport model was developed to simulate the historical conservative transport of the reconstructed pore-water chloride. The model integrates present knowledge of stratigraphy and the historical evolution of the geological system. The chloride concentration profiles show that the chloride decreases from an average of 13,800 mg/L in the first marine unit to an average of 5,620 mg/L in the first aquifer. At the bottom of one borehole, the concentration is only 1,420 mg/L. The numerical model shows that the vertical chloride distribution is due to diffusion-controlled downward migration of seawater. The second marine unit obstructs the downward migration, indicating its low permeability and good aquitard integrity. The relatively fresh or brackish water in deep aquifers protected by the aquitard has the potential to be used as drinking water following some treatment, or at least as raw water with much cheaper desalinization compared with using seawater. The methodology and findings in this study are instructional for other coastal areas with similar geology and history in the South China Sea.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofHydrogeology Journal-
dc.subjectChina-
dc.subjectChloride-
dc.subjectNumerical modeling-
dc.subjectOffshore groundwater-
dc.subjectSedimentation-
dc.titleReconstructed chloride concentration profiles below the seabed in Hong Kong (China) and their implications for offshore groundwater resources-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailJiao, JJJ: jjiao@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailKuang, X: hkukxx@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityJiao, JJJ=rp00712-
dc.identifier.authorityYim, WSW=rp01746-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10040-014-1201-6-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84925489150-
dc.identifier.hkuros246763-
dc.identifier.volume23-
dc.identifier.spage277-
dc.identifier.epage286-
dc.identifier.eissn1435-0157-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000350038200006-
dc.identifier.issnl1431-2174-

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