Title of article :
Hydrogeochemistry and strontium isotopes in the Arno River Basin (Tuscany, Italy): Constraints on natural controls by statistical modeling
Author/Authors :
B. Nisi، نويسنده , , A. Buccianti، نويسنده , , O. Vaselli، نويسنده , , G. Perini ، نويسنده , , F. Tassi، نويسنده , , A. Minissale، نويسنده , , G. Montegrossi، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages :
18
From page :
166
To page :
183
Abstract :
In this paper the chemistry of major and trace elements and, for the first time, strontium isotopic ratios measured in running waters from the Arno River Basin (Tuscany, central-northern Italy) and thermal springs discharging in the same hydrographic system are presented and discussed. Classical graphical methods (e.g. mixing diagrams) have here been improved to identify, in a correct statistical sample space, extreme chemical compositions attributable to the action of geochemical processes and/or inherited from specific lithologies (namely contributions or components 1, 2 and 3) to be used in inverse modeling procedures, due to the absence of clear end-members. A linear least squares problem, with non-negativity constraints and distances, as required for compositional data (convex linear mixing) was solved by considering the contribution of the most discriminant variables given by the 87Sr/86Sr isotopic ratios and the concentration of Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr and Rb. Following such approach, it can be assumed (p < 0.05) that component 1, characterized by a Ca2+(Mg2+)–image radiogenic-rich (87Sr/86Sr = 0.71274; Rb/Sr = 0.039), represents a dominant feature at basin scale, with a weight ranging from 69% to 100%. Much lower percentages are related to component 2, represented by a Ca2+(Mg2+)–image facies with intermediate 87Sr/86Sr (0.70874) and low Rb/Sr (2.8 × 10−4) ratios and component 3, identified by Ca2+–image facies with less radiogenic 87Sr/86Sr (0.70827) and low Mg2+/Ca2+ (0.011) ratios. These components are mainly dominated by the dissolution of evaporitic rocks and/or mixing with thermal waters in the southern part of the Arno River Basin and by dissolution of the carbonatic fraction, kinetically favored with respect to that of the silicatic minerals, in the upper reaches of the main course and its tributaries, respectively.
Keywords :
Arno River Basin , Water geochemistry , Running waters , Central Italy , Inverse modeling , Strontium isotopes
Journal title :
Journal of Hydrology
Serial Year :
2008
Journal title :
Journal of Hydrology
Record number :
1099693
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