Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2021
Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered fro... more Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered from Satopanth Tal to estimate the sedimentation rate and its age. Several models include CRS and slope method, and 137 Cs peak methods have been adopted. The depth concentration of 210 Pb exc in the core determines the various parameters like sedimentation rate, geochronology, inventory, and mass fluxes. The CRS model and slope method infer the sediments deposited at a rate of 0.79 ± 0.04 cm/year dated to 120 years. Distinct peaks on 1963 and 1986AD, the 137 Cs record estimate the mean sedimentation rate is 0.745 ± 0.03 cm/year respectively and dated to 77 years.
Various attributes of particle distribution and magnetic analysis such as frequency distributions... more Various attributes of particle distribution and magnetic analysis such as frequency distributions,textural parameters and frequency dependent magnetic susceptibility respectively have been adoptedfor many decades and investigated for potential information about transport behavior, size-sortingand depositional processes in different environments. Grain size and Magnetic susceptibilitymeasurements are performed on sediment samples collected from Satopanth Tal, India. Polymodaldistribution of sediments indicates dominance of more than one process involved in the deposition ofsediments under lacustrine environments. The mean size of the surface and core sediments indicatingthe dominance of coarse to fine silt and medium sand and medium Silt respectively. The dominanceof silt sediments can also be attributed to the low disturbance and low energetic condition. Theincrease in grain size i.e. Medium to Fine Sand size at certain depth may indicate a time of increasedprecipitation, likely pro...
The Taiyuan formation limestone water in the Huaibei coalfield is not only the water source for c... more The Taiyuan formation limestone water in the Huaibei coalfield is not only the water source for coal mining, but also the water source for industry and agriculture in mining areas. Its hydrogeochemical characteristics and water quality are generally concerning. In this paper, conventional ion tests were carried out on the Taiyuan formation limestone water of 16 coal mines in the Sunan and Linhuan mining areas of the Huaibei coalfield. Piper trigram, Gibbs diagram and an ion scale coefficient map were used to analyze the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the Taiyuan formation limestone water. The water quality was evaluated in a fuzzy comprehensive manner. The results show that the main cation and anion contents in the Taiyuan formation limestone water were Na + > Mg 2+ > Ca 2+ > K + , SO 4 2− > HCO 3 − > Cl −. There were differences in the hydrogeochemical types of the Taiyuan formation limestone water in the two mining areas; HCO 3-Na type water was dominant in the Sunan mining area and SO 4 •Cl-Na type water was dominant in the Linhuan mining area. The chemical composition of the Taiyuan formation limestone water is mainly affected by the weathering of the rock and is related to the dissolution of the evaporated salt and the weathering of the silicate. The fuzzy comprehensive evaluation results show that the V-type water accounts for a large proportion of the Taiyuan formation limestone water in the study area and the water quality is poor. This study provides a basis for the development and utilization of the Taiyuan formation limestone water and water environmental protection in the future.
The Taiyuan formation limestone water in the Huaibei coalfield is not only the water source for c... more The Taiyuan formation limestone water in the Huaibei coalfield is not only the water source for coal mining, but also the water source for industry and agriculture in mining areas. Its hydrogeochemical characteristics and water quality are generally concerning. In this paper, conventional ion tests were carried out on the Taiyuan formation limestone water of 16 coal mines in the Sunan and Linhuan mining areas of the Huaibei coalfield. Piper trigram, Gibbs diagram and an ion scale coefficient map were used to analyze the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the Taiyuan formation limestone water. The water quality was evaluated in a fuzzy comprehensive manner. The results show that the main cation and anion contents in the Taiyuan formation limestone water were Na + > Mg 2+ > Ca 2+ > K + , SO 4 2− > HCO 3 − > Cl −. There were differences in the hydrogeochemical types of the Taiyuan formation limestone water in the two mining areas; HCO 3-Na type water was dominant in the Sunan mining area and SO 4 •Cl-Na type water was dominant in the Linhuan mining area. The chemical composition of the Taiyuan formation limestone water is mainly affected by the weathering of the rock and is related to the dissolution of the evaporated salt and the weathering of the silicate. The fuzzy comprehensive evaluation results show that the V-type water accounts for a large proportion of the Taiyuan formation limestone water in the study area and the water quality is poor. This study provides a basis for the development and utilization of the Taiyuan formation limestone water and water environmental protection in the future.
A base line study involving analysis of groundwater samples from the Jhansi district were carried... more A base line study involving analysis of groundwater samples from the Jhansi district were carried out to determine the major and trace element chemistry and to assess the hydrogeochemical processes and water quality for domestic and irrigation uses. Study results show that groundwater is mildly acidic to alkaline in nature and HCO 3-, Cl-, Ca 2? , Na ? and Mg 2? are the major contributing ions for the dissolved loads. The data plotted on the Gibbs and Piper diagrams reveal that the groundwater chemistry is mainly controlled by rock weathering with secondary contribution from anthropogenic sources. In a majority of the groundwater samples, alkaline earth metals exceed alkalies and weak acid dominate over strong acids. Ca-Mg-HCO 3 is the dominant hydrogeochemical facies in the majority of the groundwater samples. The computed saturation indices demonstrate that groundwater is oversaturated with respect to dolomite and calcite. Kaolinite is the possible mineral that is in equilibrium with the water, implying that the groundwater chemistry favors kaolinite formation. A comparison of groundwater quality parameters in relation to specified limits for drinking water shows that the concentrations of TDS, F-, NO 3-, total hardness and Fe are exceeding the desirable limits in many water samples. Quality assessment for irrigation uses reveal that the groundwater is of good to suitable category. Higher salinity and residual sodium carbonate values at some sites restrict the suitability of groundwater and need an adequate drainage and water management plan for the area.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2021
Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered fro... more Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered from Satopanth Tal to estimate the sedimentation rate and its age. Several models include CRS and slope method, and 137 Cs peak methods have been adopted. The depth concentration of 210 Pb exc in the core determines the various parameters like sedimentation rate, geochronology, inventory, and mass fluxes. The CRS model and slope method infer the sediments deposited at a rate of 0.79 ± 0.04 cm/year dated to 120 years. Distinct peaks on 1963 and 1986AD, the 137 Cs record estimate the mean sedimentation rate is 0.745 ± 0.03 cm/year respectively and dated to 77 years.
Various attributes of particle distribution and magnetic analysis such as frequency distributions... more Various attributes of particle distribution and magnetic analysis such as frequency distributions, textural parameters and frequency dependent magnetic susceptibility respectively have been adopted for many decades and investigated for potential information about transport behavior, size-sorting and depositional processes in different environments. Grain size and Magnetic susceptibility measurements are performed on sediment samples collected from Satopanth Tal, India. Polymodal distribution of sediments indicates dominance of more than one process involved in the deposition of sediments under lacustrine environments. The mean size of the surface and core sediments indicating the dominance of coarse to fine silt and medium sand and medium Silt respectively. The dominance of silt sediments can also be attributed to the low disturbance and low energetic condition. The increase in grain size i.e. Medium to Fine Sand size at certain depth may indicate a time of increased precipitation, likely provided more sediment available for transport into the lake. The standard deviation value of both surface and core sediments are of moderate to poorly sorted type. The variation of sign in Skewness is due to vary in energy conditions. The Very leptokurtic to mesokurtic and Very leptokurtic to platykurtic values in southern core are due to poorly to very poorly sorted sediments. The magnetic susceptibility reached maximum which reflect the highest proportion of magnetic elements at the depth of 41cm in southern core and at 4cm in western core respectively. In surface sediments eastern and western part of the lake is characterized by high magnetic susceptibly, this is due to the presence of paramagnetic minerals. The lowest magnetic susceptibility values were recorded in sediments taken from some part results the dominance of diamagnetic minerals. Magnetic susceptibility scale infers all the sediments fall under the class I of K indicating the magnetic properties can be successfully carried out on the fine-grained fractions of sediments which contain most of the magnetic particles.
The morphometric parameters of the basin can deal with areal, linear and relief features and is n... more The morphometric parameters of the basin can deal with areal, linear and relief features and is noteworthy in tending to the hydrological characteristics. Present study deals with several morphometric parameters, like stream order (Nu), stream length (Lu), bifurcation ratio (Rb), drainage density (D), stream frequency (Fs), texture ratio (T), elongation ratio (Re), circularity ratio (Rc), and form factor ratio (Rf) etc and its relation to hydrological characteristics in Lower Bhavani River basin. The GIS based approach expresses the Lower Bhavani River basin is sixth order drainage basin. The computed Lower Bhavani River basin area is 2243 sq.km with the 323.9 km as perimeter. The absolute relief of the study area is 1600m, ruggedness number is 60.93, basin relief is 53.45km, bifurcation ratio number is 4.23 and the relief ration is 0.77. Altogether 1595 streams were recognized of which 1240 are the first order, 273 are the second order, 62 are the third order, 16 are the fourth order, 3 are the fifth order and 1 has a place with the 6th order. Drainage pattern is dendritic to subdendritic type. The drainage pattern demonstrates the terrain is of homogeneity in nature and bifurcation ratio exhibit absence of structural and tectonic control. The length of stream segment is maximum in case of first order stream and reduces as the stream order increases with the exception of the 6th order; as it joins the Bhavani river so the length is more than the fifth order and expresses flatter terrain in 1 st order and slopy nature in higher order region. Drainage density (Dd) of the study area is 1.14km/km2 indicates higher infiltration and denser vegetation.
Satopanth Tal is a high-altitude glacial lake feature in the Garhwal Himalaya, with a rich endowm... more Satopanth Tal is a high-altitude glacial lake feature in the Garhwal Himalaya, with a rich endowment of resource values that need a series of scientific studies. This examination includes multi-transient bathymetric data of the lake, which is of foremost significance, to show ecological changes and comprehend the impact of land processes on hydrology and sediment development in the lake and its basin in the future. Morphometry parameters such as areal and volumetric, including depth, volume, area, width, and length, etc were derived. The maximum depth measured was 17.5m, located almost at the geographical center of the lake. A composite contour map and three-dimensional maps based on Profile curves were drawn. This will be essential information for lake protection initiatives and can be utilized for various water-related resource management and environmental impact assessment studies. The bathymetric survey was carried out using a combination of the Garmin GPS 178 Chart plotter cum Echo Sounder and to generate XYZ hydrographic data points. Some of the basic parameters that arrived for the Satopanth Tal include dynamic ratio, form roughness, shore development, and morphoedaphic index; etc infers the nature of Lake Surface and its productivity. The information generates from the present study forms as a first of its kind, since; there were no such preliminary data available. In this context, the outcome of the study will form as crucial documentation of the study to support the sustainable management of high altitude lake systems.
Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered fro... more Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered from Satopanth Tal to estimate the sedimentation rate and its age. Several models include CRS and slope method, and 137 Cs peak methods have been adopted. The depth concentration of 210 Pb exc in the core determines the various parameters like sedimentation rate, geochronology, inventory, and mass fluxes. The CRS model and slope method infer the sediments deposited at a rate of 0.79 ± 0.04 cm/year dated to 120 years. Distinct peaks on 1963 and 1986AD, the 137 Cs record estimate the mean sedimentation rate is 0.745 ± 0.03 cm/year respectively and dated to 77 years.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2021
Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered fro... more Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered from Satopanth Tal to estimate the sedimentation rate and its age. Several models include CRS and slope method, and 137 Cs peak methods have been adopted. The depth concentration of 210 Pb exc in the core determines the various parameters like sedimentation rate, geochronology, inventory, and mass fluxes. The CRS model and slope method infer the sediments deposited at a rate of 0.79 ± 0.04 cm/year dated to 120 years. Distinct peaks on 1963 and 1986AD, the 137 Cs record estimate the mean sedimentation rate is 0.745 ± 0.03 cm/year respectively and dated to 77 years.
Various attributes of particle distribution and magnetic analysis such as frequency distributions... more Various attributes of particle distribution and magnetic analysis such as frequency distributions,textural parameters and frequency dependent magnetic susceptibility respectively have been adoptedfor many decades and investigated for potential information about transport behavior, size-sortingand depositional processes in different environments. Grain size and Magnetic susceptibilitymeasurements are performed on sediment samples collected from Satopanth Tal, India. Polymodaldistribution of sediments indicates dominance of more than one process involved in the deposition ofsediments under lacustrine environments. The mean size of the surface and core sediments indicatingthe dominance of coarse to fine silt and medium sand and medium Silt respectively. The dominanceof silt sediments can also be attributed to the low disturbance and low energetic condition. Theincrease in grain size i.e. Medium to Fine Sand size at certain depth may indicate a time of increasedprecipitation, likely pro...
The Taiyuan formation limestone water in the Huaibei coalfield is not only the water source for c... more The Taiyuan formation limestone water in the Huaibei coalfield is not only the water source for coal mining, but also the water source for industry and agriculture in mining areas. Its hydrogeochemical characteristics and water quality are generally concerning. In this paper, conventional ion tests were carried out on the Taiyuan formation limestone water of 16 coal mines in the Sunan and Linhuan mining areas of the Huaibei coalfield. Piper trigram, Gibbs diagram and an ion scale coefficient map were used to analyze the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the Taiyuan formation limestone water. The water quality was evaluated in a fuzzy comprehensive manner. The results show that the main cation and anion contents in the Taiyuan formation limestone water were Na + > Mg 2+ > Ca 2+ > K + , SO 4 2− > HCO 3 − > Cl −. There were differences in the hydrogeochemical types of the Taiyuan formation limestone water in the two mining areas; HCO 3-Na type water was dominant in the Sunan mining area and SO 4 •Cl-Na type water was dominant in the Linhuan mining area. The chemical composition of the Taiyuan formation limestone water is mainly affected by the weathering of the rock and is related to the dissolution of the evaporated salt and the weathering of the silicate. The fuzzy comprehensive evaluation results show that the V-type water accounts for a large proportion of the Taiyuan formation limestone water in the study area and the water quality is poor. This study provides a basis for the development and utilization of the Taiyuan formation limestone water and water environmental protection in the future.
The Taiyuan formation limestone water in the Huaibei coalfield is not only the water source for c... more The Taiyuan formation limestone water in the Huaibei coalfield is not only the water source for coal mining, but also the water source for industry and agriculture in mining areas. Its hydrogeochemical characteristics and water quality are generally concerning. In this paper, conventional ion tests were carried out on the Taiyuan formation limestone water of 16 coal mines in the Sunan and Linhuan mining areas of the Huaibei coalfield. Piper trigram, Gibbs diagram and an ion scale coefficient map were used to analyze the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the Taiyuan formation limestone water. The water quality was evaluated in a fuzzy comprehensive manner. The results show that the main cation and anion contents in the Taiyuan formation limestone water were Na + > Mg 2+ > Ca 2+ > K + , SO 4 2− > HCO 3 − > Cl −. There were differences in the hydrogeochemical types of the Taiyuan formation limestone water in the two mining areas; HCO 3-Na type water was dominant in the Sunan mining area and SO 4 •Cl-Na type water was dominant in the Linhuan mining area. The chemical composition of the Taiyuan formation limestone water is mainly affected by the weathering of the rock and is related to the dissolution of the evaporated salt and the weathering of the silicate. The fuzzy comprehensive evaluation results show that the V-type water accounts for a large proportion of the Taiyuan formation limestone water in the study area and the water quality is poor. This study provides a basis for the development and utilization of the Taiyuan formation limestone water and water environmental protection in the future.
A base line study involving analysis of groundwater samples from the Jhansi district were carried... more A base line study involving analysis of groundwater samples from the Jhansi district were carried out to determine the major and trace element chemistry and to assess the hydrogeochemical processes and water quality for domestic and irrigation uses. Study results show that groundwater is mildly acidic to alkaline in nature and HCO 3-, Cl-, Ca 2? , Na ? and Mg 2? are the major contributing ions for the dissolved loads. The data plotted on the Gibbs and Piper diagrams reveal that the groundwater chemistry is mainly controlled by rock weathering with secondary contribution from anthropogenic sources. In a majority of the groundwater samples, alkaline earth metals exceed alkalies and weak acid dominate over strong acids. Ca-Mg-HCO 3 is the dominant hydrogeochemical facies in the majority of the groundwater samples. The computed saturation indices demonstrate that groundwater is oversaturated with respect to dolomite and calcite. Kaolinite is the possible mineral that is in equilibrium with the water, implying that the groundwater chemistry favors kaolinite formation. A comparison of groundwater quality parameters in relation to specified limits for drinking water shows that the concentrations of TDS, F-, NO 3-, total hardness and Fe are exceeding the desirable limits in many water samples. Quality assessment for irrigation uses reveal that the groundwater is of good to suitable category. Higher salinity and residual sodium carbonate values at some sites restrict the suitability of groundwater and need an adequate drainage and water management plan for the area.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2021
Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered fro... more Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered from Satopanth Tal to estimate the sedimentation rate and its age. Several models include CRS and slope method, and 137 Cs peak methods have been adopted. The depth concentration of 210 Pb exc in the core determines the various parameters like sedimentation rate, geochronology, inventory, and mass fluxes. The CRS model and slope method infer the sediments deposited at a rate of 0.79 ± 0.04 cm/year dated to 120 years. Distinct peaks on 1963 and 1986AD, the 137 Cs record estimate the mean sedimentation rate is 0.745 ± 0.03 cm/year respectively and dated to 77 years.
Various attributes of particle distribution and magnetic analysis such as frequency distributions... more Various attributes of particle distribution and magnetic analysis such as frequency distributions, textural parameters and frequency dependent magnetic susceptibility respectively have been adopted for many decades and investigated for potential information about transport behavior, size-sorting and depositional processes in different environments. Grain size and Magnetic susceptibility measurements are performed on sediment samples collected from Satopanth Tal, India. Polymodal distribution of sediments indicates dominance of more than one process involved in the deposition of sediments under lacustrine environments. The mean size of the surface and core sediments indicating the dominance of coarse to fine silt and medium sand and medium Silt respectively. The dominance of silt sediments can also be attributed to the low disturbance and low energetic condition. The increase in grain size i.e. Medium to Fine Sand size at certain depth may indicate a time of increased precipitation, likely provided more sediment available for transport into the lake. The standard deviation value of both surface and core sediments are of moderate to poorly sorted type. The variation of sign in Skewness is due to vary in energy conditions. The Very leptokurtic to mesokurtic and Very leptokurtic to platykurtic values in southern core are due to poorly to very poorly sorted sediments. The magnetic susceptibility reached maximum which reflect the highest proportion of magnetic elements at the depth of 41cm in southern core and at 4cm in western core respectively. In surface sediments eastern and western part of the lake is characterized by high magnetic susceptibly, this is due to the presence of paramagnetic minerals. The lowest magnetic susceptibility values were recorded in sediments taken from some part results the dominance of diamagnetic minerals. Magnetic susceptibility scale infers all the sediments fall under the class I of K indicating the magnetic properties can be successfully carried out on the fine-grained fractions of sediments which contain most of the magnetic particles.
The morphometric parameters of the basin can deal with areal, linear and relief features and is n... more The morphometric parameters of the basin can deal with areal, linear and relief features and is noteworthy in tending to the hydrological characteristics. Present study deals with several morphometric parameters, like stream order (Nu), stream length (Lu), bifurcation ratio (Rb), drainage density (D), stream frequency (Fs), texture ratio (T), elongation ratio (Re), circularity ratio (Rc), and form factor ratio (Rf) etc and its relation to hydrological characteristics in Lower Bhavani River basin. The GIS based approach expresses the Lower Bhavani River basin is sixth order drainage basin. The computed Lower Bhavani River basin area is 2243 sq.km with the 323.9 km as perimeter. The absolute relief of the study area is 1600m, ruggedness number is 60.93, basin relief is 53.45km, bifurcation ratio number is 4.23 and the relief ration is 0.77. Altogether 1595 streams were recognized of which 1240 are the first order, 273 are the second order, 62 are the third order, 16 are the fourth order, 3 are the fifth order and 1 has a place with the 6th order. Drainage pattern is dendritic to subdendritic type. The drainage pattern demonstrates the terrain is of homogeneity in nature and bifurcation ratio exhibit absence of structural and tectonic control. The length of stream segment is maximum in case of first order stream and reduces as the stream order increases with the exception of the 6th order; as it joins the Bhavani river so the length is more than the fifth order and expresses flatter terrain in 1 st order and slopy nature in higher order region. Drainage density (Dd) of the study area is 1.14km/km2 indicates higher infiltration and denser vegetation.
Satopanth Tal is a high-altitude glacial lake feature in the Garhwal Himalaya, with a rich endowm... more Satopanth Tal is a high-altitude glacial lake feature in the Garhwal Himalaya, with a rich endowment of resource values that need a series of scientific studies. This examination includes multi-transient bathymetric data of the lake, which is of foremost significance, to show ecological changes and comprehend the impact of land processes on hydrology and sediment development in the lake and its basin in the future. Morphometry parameters such as areal and volumetric, including depth, volume, area, width, and length, etc were derived. The maximum depth measured was 17.5m, located almost at the geographical center of the lake. A composite contour map and three-dimensional maps based on Profile curves were drawn. This will be essential information for lake protection initiatives and can be utilized for various water-related resource management and environmental impact assessment studies. The bathymetric survey was carried out using a combination of the Garmin GPS 178 Chart plotter cum Echo Sounder and to generate XYZ hydrographic data points. Some of the basic parameters that arrived for the Satopanth Tal include dynamic ratio, form roughness, shore development, and morphoedaphic index; etc infers the nature of Lake Surface and its productivity. The information generates from the present study forms as a first of its kind, since; there were no such preliminary data available. In this context, the outcome of the study will form as crucial documentation of the study to support the sustainable management of high altitude lake systems.
Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered fro... more Radionuclides dating have been applied in the chronological series of sediment core recovered from Satopanth Tal to estimate the sedimentation rate and its age. Several models include CRS and slope method, and 137 Cs peak methods have been adopted. The depth concentration of 210 Pb exc in the core determines the various parameters like sedimentation rate, geochronology, inventory, and mass fluxes. The CRS model and slope method infer the sediments deposited at a rate of 0.79 ± 0.04 cm/year dated to 120 years. Distinct peaks on 1963 and 1986AD, the 137 Cs record estimate the mean sedimentation rate is 0.745 ± 0.03 cm/year respectively and dated to 77 years.
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