Water chemistry and effect of evapotranspiration on chemical sedimentation on the Mkuze River floodplain, South Africa:

Humphries, M S; Kindness, A; Ellery, William F N; Hughes, J C

Title: Water chemistry and effect of evapotranspiration on chemical sedimentation on the Mkuze River floodplain, South Africa:
Creator: Humphries, M S
Creator: Kindness, A
Creator: Ellery, William F N
Creator: Hughes, J C
Date Issued: 2011
Date: 2011
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/144376
Identifier: vital:38340
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.01.013
Description: The Mkuze Wetland System, forming part of the iSimangaliso World Heritage Site, is South Africa’s largest freshwater wetland area and is known to act as a sink for naturally occurring solutes within the landscape. The chemistry of groundwater and porewater samples, collected from two transects on the Mkuze River floodplain, was investigated to identify processes involved in the control of solute concentrations. Results show that solutes in the groundwater become increasingly concentrated under the influence of evapotranspiration, resulting in the saturation, precipitation, and accumulation of less soluble compounds.
Format: 11 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Journal of arid environments
Relation: Humphries, M.S., Kindness, A., Ellery, W.N. and Hughes, J.C., 2011. Water chemistry and effect of evapotranspiration on chemical sedimentation on the Mkuze River floodplain, South Africa. Journal of arid environments, 75(6), pp.555-565.
Relation: Journal of arid environments volume 75 number 6 555 565 June 2011 1095-922X
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