Geofluids

Research Article

Boron Isotopes in the Mount Vulture Groundwaters (Southern Italy): Constraints for the Assessment of Natural and Anthropogenic Contaminant Sources

Table 1

B concentration and isotopic composition of the Mt. Vulture groundwaters.


Sample no.	Long. (north)	Lat. (east)	Elevat.	Type	CH	T (°C)	EC (μS/cm)	pH	δ¹¹B (‰)	B (μg/L)	B/Cl ¹

V1	4531210	555380	545	W	BAW	13	350	6.6	−5.1	504
V2	4528490	554302	544	W	BAW	15.2	237	6.8	−2.7	261
V3	4528250	554060	600	W	BAW	17.2	233	7.5	+7.9	59
V4	4528240	555360	545	W	BAW	15	304	6.1	+5.8	67
V5	4535826	556800	686	W	BAW	13.3	202	5.8	+7.6	54
V6	4536694	557091	365	S	HSW	17	2910	6.5	−4.3	2210
V7	4526900	556320	490	W	BAW	15.3	607	6.1	−13.1	275
V8	4526817	556303	490	W	BAW	14.1	478	6.9	−12.7	233
V9	4526707	556342	490	W	BAW	13.8	430	6.9	−2.2	175
V10	4526605	556340	483	W	BAW	16	291	7.0	+6.7	60
V11	4531235	555467	555	W	BAW	13.1	234	6.2	+6.3	57
V12	4534820	557160	519	W	BAW	15.7	265	6.5	+7.6	45
V13	4525820	555300	474	S	BAW	15.7	763	5.9	−4.5	451
V14	4525900	555260	461	S	HSW	15.1	16,4	6.9	−5.8	3470
V15	4526955	556359	487	W	BAW	14.7	896	5.9	−9	463
V16	4531940	548200	575	S	HSW	15.2	1183	5.9	−6.9	746
V17	4526867	551828	449	S	HSW	17	4350	6.5	−9.4	5130
V18	4527726	556960	550	W	BAW	15	370	5.9	−1.9	118
V19	4527739	556970	552	W	BAW	16.1	362	6.3	−12.2	213
V20	4537726	548012	554	W	BAW	18.5	1717	6.3	−16.1	769
V21	4526870	556607	493	W	BAW	16.1	435	6.1	−7.1	144
V22	4532983	547976	547	S	HSW	17.4	2149	6.2	−9.6	923
V23	4533314	549828	566	W	BAW	16.8	750	5.9	−1.6	264
V24	4533306	550031	565	W	BAW	18.1	1480	6.0	−5.2	470
V25	4533379	549532	657	W	BAW	14	351	6.1	−3.9	91
V26	4532938	551154	690	W	BAW	19.5	1147	6.0	−6.1	146
V27	4530603	547666	682	W	BAW	18.9	698	5.9	−5.4	246
V28	4532832	549658	650	W	BAW	19.9	1346	6.1	−6.6	498
V29	4533100	549100	644	W	BAW	19.5	918	5.9	−4.9	355
V30	4533672	549815	555	W	BAW	19.6	1940	6.2	−6.6	652
V31	4532900	551950	885	S	BAW	9.6	206	7.6	+17.8	18
V32	4533066	552194	960	S	BAW	8.8	140	7.0	+23	14
V33	4532966	551315	780	W	BAW	15.8	369	5.9	−4.6	84
V34	4532930	550040	735	W	BAW	16.5	448	5.7	−4.9	102
R35	rainwater								+26	12

Notes: Elevat.: elevation in meters above sea level; S: spring; W: well; CH: chemical hydrofacies; BAW: bicarbonate alkaline-earth and alkaline water; HSW: bicarbonate–sulphate–alkaline water; EC: electric conductivity measured at 25°C; n.m.: not measured. The location of the sampling point is provided in UTM Zone 33 coordinates using the European Datum of 1950. Data from Parisi et al. [31, 33], ¹Cl data from Parisi et al. [31, 33].