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Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Groundwater in Jeju Island using Principal Component Analysis and Geostatistics  

Ko Kyung-Seok (Korea Instiute of Geoscience and Mineral Resource)
Kim Yongie (Korea Instiute of Geoscience and Mineral Resource)
Koh Dong-Chan (Korea Instiute of Geoscience and Mineral Resource)
Lee Kwang-Sik (Korea Basic Science Institute)
Lee Seung-Gu (Korea Institute o Geoscience and Mineral Resource)
Kang Cheol-Hee (Chungnam Sambo Co)
Seong Hyun-Jeong (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resource)
Park Won-Bae (Cheju Development Institute)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.38, no.4, 2005 , pp. 435-450 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to analyze the hydrogeochemical characteristics by multivariate statistical method, to interpret the hydrogeochemical processes for the new variables calculated from principal components analysis (PCA), and to infer the groundwater flow and circulation mechanism by applying the geostatistical methods for each element and principal component. Chloride and nitrate are the most influencing components for groundwater quality, and the contents of $NO_3$ increased by the input of agricultural activities show the largest variation. The results of PCA, a multivariate statistical method, show that the first three principal components explain $73.9\%$ of the total variance. PC1 indicates the increase of dissolved ions, PC2 is related with the dissolution of carbonate minerals and nitrate contamination, and PC3 shows the effect of cation exchange process and silicate mineral dissolution. From the results of experimental semivariogram, the components of groundwater are divided into two groups: one group includes electrical conductivity (EC), Cl, Na, and $NO_3$, and the other includes $HCO_3,\;SiO_2,$ Ca, and Sr. The results for spatial distribution of groundwater components showed that EC, Cl, and Na increased with approaching the coastal line and nitrate has close relationship with the presence of agricultural land. These components are also correlated with the topographic features reflecting the groundwater recharge effect. The kriging analysis by using principal components shows that PC 1 has the different spatial distribution of Cl, Na, and EC, possibly due to the influence of pH, Ca, Sr, and $HCO_3$ for PC1. It was considered that the linear anomaly zone of PC2 in western area was caused by the dissolution of carbonate mineral. Consequently, the application of multivariate and geostatistical methods for groundwater in the study area is very useful for determining the quantitative analysis of water quality data and the characteristics of spatial distribution.
Keywords
multivariate statistical method; geostatistical methods; hydrogeocheinical characteristics; semivariogram; groundwater recharge;
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