Distribution characteristics of dissolved oxygen and stable isotope compositions of shallow groundwater in the vicinity of an inland nuclear power plant, HK, China

Abstract

The hydrochemical and stable hydrogen and oxygen isotope compositional characteristics of surface and shallow groundwaters in the vicinity of HK nuclear power plant in Jiangxi Province of China. Dissolved oxygen (DO) contents of shallow groundwaters range between 1.75 to 19.40 mg/L, with variations related to well depth, groundwater level, and oxidation-reduction potential. Respective ranges of δD and δ18O (‰ VSMOW) in shallow groundwaters are -40.7 to -24.9 and -6.71 to -5.40, with average values of -31.8 and -5.87. The δD-δ18O relationship for the study area is δD = 8.3δ18O +16.8, indicating that atmospheric precipitation is the major recharge source of shallow groundwaters.