рус eng
«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «NAUKI O ZEMLE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «EARTH SCIENCES»
ISSN 2073-3402 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Earth Sciences». 2023. Vol 46

Nitrate and Ammonium Contamination of Groundwater in the Listvyanka Settlement on Lake Baikal

Author(s)
L. P. Alexeeva, S. V. Alexeev
Abstract
The article presents the results of seven years monitoring of the chemical composition and of pollution degree of groundwater in the Listvyanka settlement, which are used by the population for drinking and technical needs, as well as the surface waters of the local streams. Water sampling was carried out annually (summer or autumn). The general hydrogeochemical background in the settlement has been established, which is formed by groundwater of hydrocarbonate magnesiumcalcium composition with a salinity of 120–450 mg/L and a pH value close to neutral. The quality of groundwater from private wells and boreholes is generally satisfactory; the content of all regulated components in drinking groundwater generally does not exceed the maximum permissible concentration. At the same time, in several wells and boreholes, increased levels of nitrates and ammonium in the water were recorded. Testing of these water points during 2016–2022 showed different behavior of one of the pollutants (NO3–), i.e. either a decrease in nitrate content or an increase in their concentration from year to year. It was established that groundwater contamination occurred as a result of leaks of domestic wastewater from improperly equipped septic tanks near located hotel complexes. Self-purification of groundwater occurs when the source of pollutants is eliminated or pollution becomes stable with their further influx into the aquifer. Concentrations of nitrogen-containing compounds of surface waters do not exceed hygienic standards.
About the Authors

Alexeeva Ludmila Pavlovna, Doctor of Geology and Mineralogy, Leading Researcher Scientist, Institute of the Earth’s Crust SB RAS, 128, Lermontov st., Irkutsk, 664082, Russian Federation, e-mail: lalex@crust.irk.ru

Alexeev Sergey Vladimirovich, Doctor of Science (Geology and Mineralogy), Head of Laboratory, Institute of the Earth’s Crust SB RAS, 128, Lermontov st., Irkutsk, 664082, Russian Federation, e-mail: salex@crust.irk.ru

For citation
Alexeeva L.P., Alexeev S.V. Nitrate and Ammonium Contamination of Groundwater in the Listvyanka Settlement on Lake Baikal. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Earth Sciences, 2023, vol. 46, pp. 3–15. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3402.2023.46.3 (in Russian)
Keywords
groundwater, surface water, chemical composition, nitrates, monitoring, water supply.
UDC
556.114.6 (571.5)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3402.2023.46.3
References

Vologzhina S.Zh., Novikova S.A., Yas’ko F.M. Zagryaznenie atmosfernogo vozdukha vybrosami avtomobil’nogo transporta na territorii turistsko-rekreatsionnoi zony poberejiya ozera Baikal [Atmospheric air pollution by motor transport emissions on the territory of the tourist and recreational zone of the coast of Lake Baikal]. Izvestiya Irkutskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriya Nauki o Zemle [The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Earth Sciences], 2017, no. 22, pp. 15–29. (in Russian)

Obolkin V.A. et al. Dal’nii perenos shleifov atmosfernykh vybrosov pegional’nykh ugol’nykh TETS na akvatoriyu Yuzhnogo Baikala [Long-range transport of plumes of atmospheric emissions from regional coal-fired thermal power plants to the water area of Southern Baikal]. Optika atmosfery i okeana [Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics], 2017, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 60–65.https://doi.org/10.15372/AOO20170108 (in Russian)

Chebunina N.S., Onishchuk N.A., Netsvetaeva O.G., Khodzher T.V. Dinamika soderzhaniya mineral’nykh form azota v vodotokakh i atmosfernykh osadkakh pos. Listvyanka (Yuzhnyi Baikal) [Dynamics of the Content of Mineral Forms of Nitrogen in Watercourses and Atmospheric Precipitation Listvyanka Settlement (South Baikal)]. Izvestiya Irkutskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta, Seriya Nauki o Zemle [The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University, Earth Sciences Series] 2018, vol. 24, pp. 124– 139. (in Russian)

Zagorulko N.A., Grebenshchikova V.I., Sklyarova O.A. Mnogoletnyaya dinamika khimicheskogo sostava vod reki Krestovki (pritok ozera Baikal) [The long-term dynamics of the chemical composition of the water of the Krestovka River (the tributary of Lake Baikal]. Geografiya i prirodnye resursy [Geography and Natural Resources], 2014, no. 3, pp. 76–82. (in Russian)

Alekseeva L.P. et al. Kachestvo podzemnykh i poverkhnostnykh vod padi Krestovaya (pos. Listvyanka) [Ground and surface waters quality in the Krestovaya Valley (Listvyanka settlement)]. Geografiya i prirodnye resursy [Geography and Natural Resources], 2016, no. 6, pp. 37–42.https://doi.org/10.21782/GIPR0206-1619-2016-6(32-36)(in Russian)

Alexeeva L.P., Alexeev S.V., Sholokhov P.A., Kononov A.M. Monitoring of Groundwater Quality in Listvyanka Settlement (Southwest Coast of Lake Baikal). Geodinamika i Tectonofisika [Geodynamics & Tectonophysics], 2023, vol. 14, no. 2, 0697. https://doi.org/10.5800/GT-2023-14-2-0697

Kravtsova L.S. et al. Narushenie vertikalnoi zonalnosti zelenykh vodoroslei v pribrezhnoi chasti zaliva Listvennichnyi ozera Baikal [Disturbance of green algae vertical zonation in coastal water zone of Listvennichnyi bay of Baikal Lake]. Doklady Akademii Nauk [Dokl. Biol. Sci.], 2012, vol. 447, no. 2, pp. 227–229. (in Russian)

Netsvetaeva O.G. et al. Osobennosti khimii atmosfernykh osadkov stantsii Listvyanka (Irkutskaya oblast') i Primorskaya (Primorskii krai) v 2005–2011 gg. [Peculiarities of chemistry of atmospheric precipitations at stations Listvyanka (Irkutsk region) and Primorskaya (Primoryeterritory)]. Optika atmosfery i okeana [Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics], 2013, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 466–471. (in Russian)

Reznikov A.A., Mulikovskaya E.P., Sokolov I.Yu. Metody analisa prirodnoi vody [Methods for the Natural Water Analysis]. Мoscow, Nedra Publ.,1970. 488 p. (in Russian)

Obolkin V.A. et al. Rezultaty mnogoletnikh issledovanii kislotnykh vypadenii v raione Yuzhnogo Baikala [Results of long-term studies of acid deposition in the area of South Baikal]. Geografiya i prirodnye resursy [Geography and Natural Resources], 2013, no. 2, pp. 66–73. (in Russian)

Khavezov I., Tsalev D. Atomno-absorbtsionnyi analis [Atomic absorption analysis]. Leningrad, 1983. (in Russian)

Behera S.N., Sharma M., Aneja V.P., Balasubramanian R. Ammonia in the atmosphere: a review on emission sources, atmospheric chemistry and deposition on terrestrial bodies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013, vol. 20, pp. 8092–8131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-2051-9

Bahrami M., Zarei A.R., Rostami F. Temporal and spatial assessment of groundwater contamination with nitrate by nitrate pollution index (NPI) and GIS (case study: Fasarud Plain, southern Iran). Environ. Geochem. Health, 2020, vol. 42, pp. 3119–3130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00546-x

Xiao Y. et al. Hydrogeochemical insights into the signatures, genesis and sustainable perspective of nitrate enriched groundwater in the piedmont of Hutuo watershed, China. Catena, 2022, vol. 212, 106020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106020

Mekala C., Nambi I.M. Understanding the hydrologic control of N cycle: Effect of water filled pore space on heterotrophic nitrification, denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium mechanisms in unsaturated soil. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2017, vol. 202, pp. 11–22.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2017.04.005

Chen J. et al. Nitrate distribution under the influence of seasonal hydrodynamic changes and human activities in Huixian karst wetland, South China. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2020, vol. 234 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2020.103700

Sacchi E., Acutis M., Bartoli M. et al. Origin and fate of nitrates in groundwater from the central Po plain: Insights from isotopic investigations. Applied Geochemistry, 2013, vol. 34, pp. 164–180.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.03.008

Timoshkin O. A. et al. Rapid ecological change in the coastal zone of Lake Baikal (East Siberia): Is the site of the world's greatest fresh water biodiversity in danger? Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2016, no. 42, pp. 487–497. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2016.02.011

Mountassir O.El.,. et al. Temporal and spatial assessment of groundwater contamination with nitrate using nitrate pollution index (NPI), groundwater pollution index (GPI), and GIS (case study: Essaouira basin, Morocco). Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16922-8

Pauwels H. et al. Temporal variability of nitrate concentration in a schist aquifer and transfer to surface waters. Applied Geochemistry, 2001, no. 16, pp. 583–596. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0883-2927(00)00062-7


Full text (russian)