Research Article

Groundwater Quality Assessment in a Karst Coastal Region of the West Aurunci Mountains (Central Italy)

Table 4

Statistical summary of saturation indices of minerals in groundwater using PHREEQC. BEX index and some ionic ratios of interest in the study area.

Sample codesParametersCalciteDolomiteHaliteNa/Cl (meq/l)Cl/HCO3 (meq/l)BEX (BEXd)

TULMinimum-0.030-1.250-7.6900.4000.155-1.393
Maximum0.440-0.300-6.8800.9420.5531.083
Mean0.203-0.752-7.3330.5830.353-0.012
STD0.1340.2690.3060.1640.1260.810

TERMinimum0.450-0.030-6.5600.4100.588-2.825
Maximum0.7200.500-6.4900.4330.628-2.419
Mean0.5850.235-6.5250.4210.608-2.622
STD0.1910.3750.0490.0160.0280.287

MAZMinimum-0.290-1.770-9.3600.4500.051-0.028
Maximum0.5300.530-8.8601.0920.1181.111
Mean0.229-0.661-9.0580.7510.0770.565
STD0.2160.5710.1420.1710.0150.250

CAPMinimum-0.180-1.670-9.4900.5330.0650.047
Maximum0.6000.220-8.9501.1090.5530.083
Mean0.229-0.714-9.2040.7720.4280.065
STD0.2010.5040.1370.1550.2050.010