| Title | Hydrogeochemistry and groundwater origin of the Basses-Laurentides sedimentary rock aquifer system, St. Lawrence Lowlands, Québec, Canada |
| Author | Cloutier, V; Lefebvre, R; Savard, M M; Bourque, E; Therrien, R |
| Source | Hydrogeology Journal vol. 14, no. 4, 2006 p. 573-590, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-005-0002-3 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Alt Series | Geological Survey of Canada, Contribution Series 2003192 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | html; pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader) |
| Province | Quebec |
| NTS | 31G/09; 31G/15; 31G/16; 31H/13; 31I/04; 31J/01; 31J/02 |
| Area | St. Lawrence Lowlands; Montreal |
| Lat/Long WENS | -75.0000 -73.5000 46.2500 45.5000 |
| Subjects | hydrogeology; geochemistry; groundwater; groundwater geochemistry; groundwater resources; groundwater regimes; aquifers; sedimentary rocks; Paleozoic |
| Illustrations | location maps; tables; plots; histograms |
| Program | Canada Economic Development, Funding
Program |
| Program | Municipalité régionale de comté d'Argenteuil, Programme
de financement |
| Program | Municipalité régionale de
comté de Deux-Montagnes, Programme de financement |
| Program | Municipalité régionale de comté de
Mirabel, Programme de financement |
| Program | Municipalité régionale de comté
deThérèse-de-Blainville, Programme de financement |
| Program | Ministère du développement
durable, Environnement et Parcs du Québec, Programme de financement |
| Program | Conseil Régional de Développement-Laurentides,
Programme de financement |
| Program | Association des Professionnels de Développement Économique des Laurentides, Programme de financement |
| Program | NSERC Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
Canada |
| Program | Fonds québecois de la recherche sur la nature et les
technologies |
| Program | INRS
Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre Eau, Terre & Environnement, Programme de financement |
| Released | 2006 02 07 |
| Abstract | A comprehensive hydrogeochemical study was carried out in the Paleozoic Basses-Laurentides sedimentary rock aquifer system in Québec over a 1500 km2 study area. Groundwater samples were collected at 153
sites, characterizing all geological and hydrogeological units to a maximum depth of 140 m. Groundwater was analyzed for major, minor and trace inorganic constituents, stable isotopes delta2H, delta18O, and delta13C of dissolved inorganic carbon
(DIC), and some samples were analyzed for 3H, and 14C of DIC. The regional distribution of groundwater types shows that the hydrogeological conditions exert a dominant control on the major ions chemistry of groundwater. Preferential recharge areas
are characterized by tritiated Ca-Mg-HCO3 groundwater, and confined conditions by submodern Na-HCO3 and Na-Cl groundwater types. Two groundwater end-members are identified in the aquifer system, modern meteoric water and Pleistocene Champlain Sea
water. The region displays significant variations of groundwater geochemistry and quality controlled by glaciation, Champlain Sea invasion, lithological rock diversity, and flow system scales. This situation leads to varied groundwater types and
origins within a restricted area. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 214874 |
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