Groundwater quality for agricultural use in Zacoalco de Torres and Autlan de Navarro, Mexico

Keywords: residual sodium carbonate, sodium adsorption ratio, hydrogeochemistry, anions, cations

Abstract

In Mexico, one of the main sources of agricultural irrigation supply is groundwater, irrigating approximately two million hectares of land and also providing 75% of water volume in rural and urban areas nationwide. However, these water resources have been largely affected by pollutants from industrial waste, as well as leaching of chemical substances in agricultural soils. To assess the physicochemical characteristics of groundwater, this study was performed in Zacoalco de Torres and Autlan de Navarro, which are located in areas of the agricultural valley and thus influenced by agricultural and urban activities. Samples were collected in the dry and rainy seasons in 2017. The sampling sites were deep wells and water wheels. In total 48 samples were obtained corresponding to the two stations. In each sample, the following parameters were analyzed: pH, anions and cations, electric conductivity (EC), residual sodium carbonate (RSC), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), as well as hydrogeochemical classif ication. The underground waters of Zacoalco are mostly chlorinated-magnesium waters and in Autlan bicarbonate-magnesium with medium and low concentrations, so they are recommended for irrigation; with respect to salinity Zacoalco has 40% high salinity waters in dry and 66% medium salinity waters in rains; Autlan has 75% high salinity waters in dry and 75% medium salinity waters, so its use shows moderate restrictions.

Author Biographies

Oscar Raúl Mancilla-Villa, Centro Universitario de la Costa Sur U de G

PROFESOR E INVESTIGADOR EN UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA, CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA COSTA SUR; AUTOR DE MULTIPLES ARTÍCULOS CIENTÍFICOS, LIBROS Y CAPITULOS DE LIBROS; DIRECTOR DE TESIS DE LICENCIATURA Y POSGRADO.

Blanca Noemy Anzaldo-Cortes , UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA

INGENIERO EN RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROPECUARIOS, DEPERTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y RECURSOS NATURALES, CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA COSTA SUR

Rubén Darío Guevara‑Gutiérrez, UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA

PROFESOR INVESTIGADOR EN CENTRO U IVERSITARIO DE LA COSTA SUR, UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA; DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y RECURSOS NATURALES; DIRECTOR DE DIVERSAS TESIS DE LICENCIATURA Y POSGRADO; AUTOR DE MULTIPLES ARTÍCULOS CIENTÍFICOS

Omar Hernández-Vargas, UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA

MAESTRO EN CIENCIAS EN MANEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES, UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA

Héctor Manuel Ortega-Escobar , Colegio de Postgraduados

PROFESOR E INVESTIGADOR EN COLEGIO DE POSTGRADUADOS, AUTOR DE MULTIPLES ARTÍCULOS CIENTÍFICOS, DIRECTOR DE MÁS DE 80 TESIS DE POSGRADO.

Héctor Flores-Magdaleno, COLEGIO DE POSTGRADUADOS

PROFESOR INVESTIGADOR EN COLEGIO DE POSTGRADUADOS CAMPUS MONTECILLO, AUTOR DE MULTIPLES ARTÍCULOS CIENTÍFICOS, DIRECTOR DE DIVERSAS TESIS DE POSGRADO.

Álvaro Can-Chulim , UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NAYARIT

PROFESOR E INVESTIGADOR EN UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NAYARIT, DIRECTOR DE DIFERENTES TESIS DE POSGRADO.

José Luis Olguín-López, UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA

PROFESOR E INVESTIGADOR EN CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA COSTA SUR, DEPARTAMENTO DE COLOGÍA Y RECURSOS NATURALES; UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA. AUTOR DE DIVERSOS ARTÍCULOS Y LIBROS CIENTÍFICOS.

Isabel Mendoza-Saldivar, Instituto Tecnológico Superior del Oriente del Estado de Hidalgo

PROFESORA INVESTIGADORA EN INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR DE ORIENTE DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO, AUTORA DE MULTIPLES ARTÍCULOS CIENTÍFICOS.

Published
2021-03-12
Section
Scientific Papers

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