In collaboration Iranian Hydraulic Association

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student, Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

10.22077/jaaq.2024.7402.1069

Abstract

The Zeydon alluvial plain with an area of approximately 370 Km2 is located in the south west of Behbehan City and at about 180 km from Ahvaz in Khuzestan province.To understand the chemical characteristics of groundwater resources of the Zeydon plain and the natural impacting factors affecting the groundwater quality, groundwater sampling was conducted in the spring 1400. To assess the chemical quality of groundwater from a combination of hydrochemical methods including Piper diagram and iso-values maps and statistical methods such as factor analysis, correlation and cluster analysis were used. The dominant water type in the plain is sodium-chloride and the factor analysis indicated two geogenic factors. The first factor depicted strong relationship between sodium and chloride reflecting hydrochemical processes related to evaporate minerals and the second factor displays robust correlation between calcium and sulphate resulting from dissolution gypsum and anhydride minerals. Based on cluster analysis groundwater samples fall into two catagories.

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