Caracterização hidrogeoquímica de água subterrânea em área de influência de futuras instalações de usinas hidrelétricas: bacia hidrográfica do rio Taquari-Antas/RS, Brasil

Abstract

Chagas, 55, 90030-020 Porto Alegre-RS Recebido em 14/1/04; aceito em 15/10/04; publicado na web em 4/2/05 HYDROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GROUNDWATERS IN PROJECTED HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT AREAS-TAQUARI-ANTAS BASIN/RS, BRAZIL. The identification and characterization of the hydrochemistry of the groundwaters has been done for seven wells. The sampling occurred during three bimonthly campaigns. The results classified the waters as of the calcium bicarbonated type for the majority of the samples, except for one well, whose composition is of the sodium bicarbonated type. The major ions found and how they determine the quality parameters are consistent with the reactions of mineral dissolution of the majority of volcanic rocks and the reactions with intrusion of alkaline rock in only one well. Anomalous values of nitrate in some wells alert to the impact of especially polluting sources at the time the reservoirs of the hydroeletric plant were formed.