aquifer properties

Geophysics-estimated groundwater levels to assess the accuracy of a numerical flow model

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Two numerical simulations using Feflow® software were conducted to demonstrate the utility of geophysical data to accurately determine groundwater levels and provide additional data to the groundwater modelling community to improve the model’s accuracy. One simulation is based on regional piezometric data, and the other uses geophysical data acquired through transient electromagnetic (TEM), electrical resistivity (ERT), and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys.

Peculiarities of the chemical composition of the Ordovician aquifer as a source of potable water supply (St. Petersburg, Russia)

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The Ordovician aquifer of the Izhora deposit is widely used for drinking by the population of St. Petersburg and its suburbs. Carbonate Ordovician rocks are intensively karstified. The water is fresh (0,5-0,8 g/l), bicarbonate-calcium on the predominant ions, pH 7.6; calcium content is 50-80 mg/l, magnesium content is 30-60 mg/l and the total hardness is 7,6-8,0 mg-equ./l. Western, northern and northeastern boundaries of the Izhora deposit go along the Baltic Klint, which is evident on the relief.