RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE YANGTZE BASIN >> 2016, Vol. 25 >> Issue (04): 645-654.doi: 10.11870/cjlyzyyhj201604015

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WATER CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CONTROLLING FACTORS OF THE YANGTZE RIVER IN THE WET SEASON, 2013

ZHANG Ya-nan1,2, GAN Yi-qun1,2, LI Xiao-qian1,2, LIU Yun-de2, YU Kai1,2, ZHANG Bin1,2   

  1. 1. China University of Geosciences, School of Environmental Studies, Wuhan 430074, China;
    2. China University of Geosciences, State Key LaboratoryBiogeology & Environment Geology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • Received:2015-06-19 Revised:2015-07-23 Online:2016-04-20
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41472217); the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)(CUGL140407)

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Abstract: The Yangtze River, one of the longest rivers in China, plays an important role in the development of national economy. To understand chemical characteristics and its controlling factors of the Yangtze River, 42 samples were collected from the Yangtze River and its main tributaries during the period of high-discharge in July and August, 2013. The major ions of the water samples such as K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, HCO3-,SO42- and Cl- were analyzed, as well as hydrogen and oxygen isotopic compositions (δD and δ18O). The δD and δ18O values of the Yangtze River ranged from -106‰ to -31‰ and from -14.6‰ to -4.1‰, respectively, located around the local meteoric water line (LMWL), indicating that atmospheric precipitation is the main source of the river in the wet season. The chemical type of the Yangtze River was mainly represented as HCO3·SO4-Ca, associated with chemical weathering of carbonates distributing widely in the drainage basin. The median of the total dissolved solid was about 242 mg/L, three times of the world average level. The pH values and concentrations decreased from the upper reaches down to the lower reaches along the Yangtze River, whereas both SO42- and Ca2+ concentrations increased. The most significant factor controlling variation of the chemical composition of the Yangtze River, in wet season of 2013, was the dissolution of soluble salts contained in the surrounding rocks and the influence of human activities. The second potential affecting factor was chemical weathering dissolution of carbonate accelerated by acid rainwater in the upper Sichuan and Guizhou areas and the lower Yangtze River Delta and acid waste drainage by human activities. The dissolution of silicate minerals and associated weathering products was another possible affecting factor for chemical composition of the Yangtze River. The research can help better understand water quality and its evolution trend of the Yangtze River, and provide a scientific basis for assessment and management of water resources in the Yangtze River Basin.

Key words: chemical composition characteristics, controlling factors, wet season, Yangtze River Basin

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