Delineation of arsenic-contaminated zones in Bengal Delta, India: a geographic information system and fractal approach

被引：15

作者：

Mukhopadhyay, B ^{[1
]}

Mukherjee, PK ^{[1
]}

Bhattacharya, D ^{[1
]}

Sengupta, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Geol Survey India, Kolkata 700016, W Bengal, India

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | 2006年 / 49卷 / 07期

关键词：

arsenic; palaeochannel; weight-on-evidences analysis; fractal; Bengal Delta; India;

D O I：

10.1007/s00254-005-0139-3

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Groundwater extracted from shallow aquifers in the Bengal Delta is contaminated with arsenic. The fluviodeltaic process that creates aquifers, ironically, extends its role to also contaminating them with arsenic. The arsenic distribution maps show a spatial association of arsenic-contaminated wells with palaeo/cut-off/abandoned channels. Weight-on-evidences analysis indicates that the zones of contamination occur around palaeo-channels within a corridor of 500-700 m that contains most of the contaminated wells. These corridors are interpreted to be the zone of channel shifting. Contaminated wells represent point fractal geometry that can be separated into isolated points and clusters. Clusters occur within the zone of channel shifting as obtained by weight-on-evidences analysis. Isolated points occur within floodplain or back swamp areas. Clusters and isolated point fractals are interpreted to reflect the process of arsenic release into groundwater. The migration of biomass within the permeable sandy domain of channel deposits is proposed to be the predominant process in generating clusters. The isolated points represent restricted biomass spreading in less permeable clay-silt dominated floodplains.

引用

页码：1009 / 1020

页数：12

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