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dc.contributor.authorallFontana, M; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallGrassa, F.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallCusimano, G.; Dipartimento di Geologia e Geodesia- Università di Palermoen
dc.contributor.authorallFavara, R.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallHauser, S.; Dipartimento CFTA Università di Palermoen
dc.contributor.authorallScaletta, C.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italiaen
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-24T10:10:51Zen
dc.date.available2009-06-24T10:10:51Zen
dc.date.issued2009en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/5095en
dc.description.abstractIn the Rocca Busambra area (mid-west Sicily, Italy), from November 1999 to July 2002, 23 water points including wells and springs were sampled and studied for their chemical and isotopic compositions. Two rain gauges were also installed at different altitudes, and rainwater was collected monthly to determine the isotopic composition. The obtained results revealed the Rocca Busambra carbonate complex as being the main recharge area on account of its high permeability value. From a chemical view point, two main groups of water can be distinguished: calcium– magnesium–bicarbonate-type and calcium–magnesium– chloride–sulphate-type waters. The first group reflects the dissolution of the carbonate rocks; the second group probably originates from circulation within flyschoid sediments. Three water wells differ from the other samples due to their relatively high Na and K content, which probably is to be referred to a marked interaction with the ‘‘Calcareniti di Corleone’’ formation, which is rich in glauconite [(K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2]. In accordance with WHO guidelines for drinking water (2004), almost all the samples collected can be considered drinkable, with the exception of four of them, whose NO3 -, F- and Na+ contents exceed the limits. On the contrary, the sampled groundwater studied is basically suitable for irrigation.en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisher.nameSpringeren
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Geologyen
dc.relation.ispartofseries/57(2009)en
dc.subjectWater qualityen
dc.subjectEnvironmental isotopesen
dc.subjectGeochemistryen
dc.subjectSicilyen
dc.titleGeochemistry and potential use of groundwater in the Rocca Busambra Area (Sicily, Italy)en
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dc.subject.INGV03. Hydrosphere::03.01. General::03.01.01. Analytical and numerical modelingen
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00254-008-1368-zen
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dc.contributor.authorFontana, Men
dc.contributor.authorGrassa, F.en
dc.contributor.authorCusimano, G.en
dc.contributor.authorFavara, R.en
dc.contributor.authorHauser, S.en
dc.contributor.authorScaletta, C.en
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentDipartimento di Geologia e Geodesia- Università di Palermoen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentDipartimento CFTA Università di Palermoen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italiaen
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