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Influência da faixa piritosa ibérica no quimismo das águas subterrâneas do sector Sudoeste da bacia hidrográfica do rio Guadiana

Authors: Neves, Célia Maria Calado;

Influência da faixa piritosa ibérica no quimismo das águas subterrâneas do sector Sudoeste da bacia hidrográfica do rio Guadiana

Abstract

A bacia hidrográfica do rio Guadiana, a sul da FPI, tem revelado ao longo dos tempos concentrações elevadas de metais básicos em águas superficiais, sedimentos de corrente e solos. Estas concentrações anómalas encontram-se muitas vezes associadas às características geológicas intrínsecas ao meio, com grande abundância natural de metais. Nesta região, os recursos de água subterrânea têm muitas vezes uma importância estratégica para o abastecimento de água às populações, uma vez que constituem com frequência a única fonte de água doce. No entanto, a influência da FPI no quimismo destas águas, faz com que estas apresentem com frequência mineralizações muito elevadas. Com base na análise e interpretação de dados físico-químicos das águas subterrâneas recolhidas em 27 furos de captação e piezómetros na FPI, procedeu-se à caracterização geoquímica das águas subterrâneas na zona de estudo, tentando determinar os processos hidrogeológicos e geoquímicos predominantes na FPI, com particular atenção para os processos que promovem e condicionam o transporte de metais. Foi estabelecida uma relação entre o quimismo da água subterrânea, a mineralogia do aquífero e as principais características do fluxo subterrâneo. A variabilidade especial nas concentrações dos principais elementos/ compostos foi avaliada e relacionada com a variação das propriedades do aquífero à escala regional. As características das águas subterrâneas do sector SW da bacia hidrográfica do rio Guadiana vão reflectir não só a sua origem, como também a acção exercida por factores tão diversos como o clima, a topografia, o tipo de solos, as características geológicas e hidrogeológicas e o tempo de residência das águas nos aquíferos.

The southern part of Guadiana river catchment area (south of the Iberian Pyrite Belt), presents often high levels of basic metals in surface water bodies, stream sediments and soils. These anomalous levels are related to the geological characteristics of the area and to is extremely metal-rich ore deposits. In this region, groundwater resources have a strategic importance for the water supply of local populations constituting often the only source of fresh water resources. However, the influence of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) on the groundwater chemistry produces hight mineralized waters and limits its use for human supply. Groundwater physico-chemical data was collected in 27 boreholes located in the Iberian Pyrite Belt and used for the caracterization of the groundwater geochemical evolution in the study area, identifying the prevailing hydrogeological and geochemical processes which determine the transport mechanisms of metals in solution. Geochemistry data were used to describe the relations between groundwater chemistry, aquifer mineralogy and groundwater flow. The spatial variability in the concentrations of major solutes in groundwater was evaluated and related to aquifer properties at regional scale. The chemical characteristics of the groundwaters in the southern part of the Guadiana river reflect not just its origin but also the action of different factors such as the climate, topography, soil type, geology and hidrogeology, and also the residence time of the groundwaters in the groundwater bodies.

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Portugal
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Keywords

Contaminação, Baseline, Faixa Piritosa Ibérica, Águas subterrâneas, Transporte de metais, Hidrogeoquímica

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