Study On Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of Deeply Buried Mining Area In Inner Mongolia Shaanxi Province, China

In order to distinguish the differences of hydrogeochemical characteristics between coal measures strata and aquifers on the roof of deep buried mining areas in Inner Mongolia-Shaanxi, China, this paper adopted inorganic components, environmental isotopes and organic components to study water quality comprehensively. The results show that the deep buried mining area in Inner Mongolia-Shaanxi belongs to Mu Us Desert, and the surface is covered by aeolian sand, so it has excellent precipitation inltration capacity. Mineralization of surface water and Quaternary water < 500mg/L, the cation is mainly Ca 2+ , the anion is mainly HCO 3− , which belongs to HCO 3 -Ca·Mg type water. The Cretaceous Zhidan Group is in unconformable contact with the Quaternary, and constitutes a unied water-bearing complex on the whole, which makes Zhidan Group have a better supply water source, and its inorganic water quality characteristics are close to the Quaternary water; The deep aquifer is affected by the Anding formation relative impermeable layer and its recharge runoff condition is weak. The salinity of Jurassic water is generally > 3500mg/L due to long-term water-rock action. The cation is dominated by Na + and the anion is dominated by SO 42− , which belongs to SO 4 -Na type water. According to the analysis of hydrochemical characteristics, there is no direct hydraulic connection between Luohe Formation and Zhiluo Formation. The characteristics of environmental isotopes show that the rainwater, surface water and Quaternary water in the study area belong to the modern groundwater, while Zhidan Group water is between the modern groundwater and the ancient water. The values of δD and δ 18 O in the deep Straight Rom Group and Yan’an Group are low, and the groundwater falls below the rainwater line of Ordos Basin with a deep circulation depth. Before mining, the groundwater is in the stagnant state with good closed conditions. The content of dissolved organic matter (TOC and UV 254 ) in groundwater decreases gradually with the increase of aquifer depth; Fluorescence peaks in Area I and Area III mainly appeared in surface water and Quaternary water, and DOM sources in surface water were more abundant; The uorescence peak in Area I also appears in the water of Zhidan Group, Straight Rom Group and Yan’an Group, and the uorescence peak between Area I and Area II is a symbol; The uorescence peak intensity of Cretaceous → Straight Rom Group in Area V area has an increasing trend, indicating that there are humus like DOM from other sources in the deep Straight Rom Group aquifer. In general, the comprehensive analysis of hydrochemical characteristics by various means can well distinguish the differences of hydrogeochemical characteristics among aquifers, which provides a scientic basis for the rapid and accurate discrimination of water situation and disaster in coal mines and the safe production.


Introduction
The characteristics of China's energy endowment determine that coal is the long-term and stable main energy source in the future [1][2][3]. In 2020, China's coal output is as high as 3.9 billion tons, the world's largest coal production and consumer, and the absolute amount of coal production and demand in China is still on the growth trend, and the coal output will remain at about 4 billion tons during the 14th Five- Year Plan period. With the depletion of the eastern and shallow coal resources, the coal mining will extend to the deep west in the future, among which the Inner Mongolia-Shaanxi contiguous area will be the most important. The depth of coal seams in this area is generally more than 600m [3][4], which is characterized by good coal quality [5][6] and simple geological conditions [7][8]. However, the deep-buried mining areas in Inner Mongolia-Shaanxi are newly developed mining areas, and the occurrence conditions of coal seams, roof stratigraphy structure [9] and spatial distribution characteristics of aquifers [10] are greatly changed. Moreover, the hydrogeological conditions in study area are still not fully understood [11][12], which makes it di cult to form targeted and scienti c effective water prevention and control measures.
Therefore, many kinds of water hazards occurred in the construction and production process of many mines [13][14][15], which posed a serious threat to the safe and e cient development of coal resources. A multi-layer water-rich aquifer is developed in the roof of the main coal seam in the deep-buried mining area of Inner Mongolia-Shaanxi, China. During the coal mining process, the water level of several aquifers in different mines has decreased signi cantly [16]. Moreover, the chemical characteristics of inorganic water in adjacent aquifers are close to each other, which makes it di cult to determine the source of underground water gushes. A large number of substances, including inorganic components, organic components and environmental isotopes, were dissolved into the groundwater during the long-term recharge and migration process [17]. Each component has its own unique migration and transformation rules, leading to signi cant differences in its characteristics. When distinguishing the groundwater sources of each aquifer, it can be conducted a comprehensive study on the characteristics of these components to distinguish the hydrogeochemical characteristics of each aquifer in the deep-buried mining areas of Inner Mongolia-Shaanxi, China, so as to provide a scienti c basis for the identi cation of the source of underground inrush water.

Overview Of The Study Area
The study area is located in the eastern part of Ordos Plateau and the middle and eastern part of Mu Us Desert (Fig.1). The study area is generally high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with an elevation of 1300~1400m. The terrain is relatively at, and beach and dunes are alternately distributed, mainly beach and dunes are widely distributed. The area belongs to the middle temperate zone, semi-arid to semi-arid and semi-desert monsoon climate, strong solar radiation, rich sunshine, dry and rainless, annual precipitation of 350-400mm, annual evaporation of 2200-2800mm, strong wind and sand, short frost-free period. The winter here is long and cold, summer is hot and short, and it warms up quickly in spring, the temperature drops signi cantly in autumn. The main rivers in the area are Wuding River, Nalin River, and the Hailiu River. Among them, Nalin River originates in the northwest of Taolisumu, Wushen Banner, ows southeast through Gujiapan Village, Nalin River Township and enters Wuding River, with a total length of about 67km, a basin area of about 1788km 2 , an annual runoff total of 1,577 ×10 4 m 3 , an average ow of 0.4m 3 /s, and an annual sediment discharge of 153×104t. It is a seasonally controlled perennial owing river. At present, the main production mines are Nalin River No. 2, Yingpanhao, Baijiahaizi and Tahutu in the construction stage.

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The study area belongs to Jurassic coal eld in Ordos Basin. Yanchang Formation of the Upper Triassic is the sedimentary basement of Jurassic coal-accumulating basin and coal-bearing strata, and the Jurassic, Cretaceous and Quaternary strata are developed above Yanchang Formation (Fig. 2). Due to sedimentary cycle control, the middle coarse sandstone aquifer is developed in each rock section. The study area belongs to the Wulanmulun River -Wuding River groundwater ow system in the northern area of Ordos Basin. The surface is covered by aeolian sand and lacustrine sand, and the in ltration capacity of precipitation is strong, which leads to the Quaternary loose pore aquifer with good permeability and rich water content. The strata thickness of this section is 8.60~63.57m, and the unit water in ow is 0.69~3.23L/s.m. Some sections of the Salawusu Formation of the Upper Pleistocene are greater than 5.0L/s·m, and the permeability coe cient is 10.76~11.81m/d. It is a medium-strong water-rich aquifer, and the buried depth of water level is 1.0~3.0m. The Cretaceous Zhidan Group aquifer is mainly composed of uvio-lacustrine clastic deposits, which are characterized by large thickness (generally 300 600m), interbedded structure of sand and mudstone and complex phase transition, and multi-layer aquifers are developed. The thickness of the aquifer is 53.70 ~ 335.02m, the lithologic composition and permeability vary greatly, and both the aquifer and the impermeable layer are unstable in the horizontal direction. There are hydraulic relations among the aquifers, which are closely related to the overlying Quaternary aquifers, forming a uni ed water-bearing complex with a unit in ow of 0.22~ 1.46L/s·m and a permeability coe cient of 0.23~1.91m/d. It is a medium-strong water-rich aquifer. The lower lithologic assemblage of Zhiluo Formation is dominated by medium and ne-grained feldspar quartz sandstone, and the local section is very thick bedded coarse-grained feldspar sandstone. The thickness of the aquifer is 29.06 ~ 71.20m, the unit water in ow is 0.01~0.02L/s·m, the permeability coe cient is 0.02 0 .07m/d, and the aquifer water abundance is weak. Yan'an Formation is the main coal-bearing strata in the study area, consisting of ve coal groups: 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. According to its sedimentary cycle and lithologic assemblage characteristics, it can be divided into three rock sections. The lithology of the aquifer is mainly gray medium and ne feldspar quartz sandstone, which is interbedded with siltstone, mudstone and sandy mudstone water-insulating layer vertically. The aquifer thickness is 34.70~71.18m, the unit water in ow is 0.04~0.12L/s·m, and the permeability coe cient is 0.08~0.14m/d. It is a weakmedium water-rich aquifer.

Sample Collection And Detection Analysis
A total of 47 groups of water samples were collected in this paper (Table 1), including 26 groups of inorganic total analysis, 14 groups of isotopes, and 26 groups of organic matter. Water samples were collected from the Quaternary, Cretaceous, Zhiluo, Yan'an and other aquifers.
The main detection indicators include: (1) Total analysis: K + , Na + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , Cl -, SO 4 2-, HCO 3 -, CO 3  According to the established criterion of "Five Elements" hydrochemical discrimination (Table 2), the water sample data collected were analyzed and discriminated to screen out abnormal water samples to avoid in uencing the analysis results. Chemical characteristics of inorganic water The formation and evolution of groundwater hydrochemical composition is a very complicated process, which is closely related to lithology, structural conditions, climate conditions, hydrodynamic conditions and other factors, and comprehensively re ects the physical and chemical results and equilibrium conditions of water-rock interaction in the process of groundwater migration. Different water bodies and aquifers have different hydrochemical characteristics due to the different properties of surrounding rock, circulation conditions, REDOX conditions and mixing, which re ect the difference of recharge, runoff and discharge conditions. Through hydrogeochemical analysis of water samples, the water cycle conditions of groundwater can be determined and the water sources of different aquifers can be judged. One of the main laws of groundwater distribution is its zonation. The zoning of groundwater is mainly manifested in hydrogeological dynamic zoning and hydrogeochemical zoning.
(1) Basic characteristics of each aquifer Surface water: The main surface water body in the study area is Nalin River water, with a low salinity (Fig.  3), a concentration of 303.00mg/L and a pH of 7.50, belonging to weakly alkaline water (Fig. 4). The main cation is Ca 2+ with the concentration of 49.04mg/L, followed by Mg 2+ and Na + ; The main anions is HCO 3 -, with a concentration range of 218.14mg/L, followed by SO 4 2and Cl -. The main hydrochemical type is HCO 3 -Ca water (Fig. 5), which has the same water quality as meteoric precipitation.
Quaternary system: Because the terrain of Tahutu mine eld is relatively at, and the beach and sand dunes are distributed alternantly, the beach is the main one, and the sand dunes are widely distributed.
The loose sand layer of the Quaternary system directly receives the in ltration of meteoric water, the in ltration coe cient of precipitation is 0.35~0.43, the groundwater runoff path is short, and the water cycle is positive. It is characterized by low salinity, weak alkalinity and calcium bicarbonate water. Its water quality characteristics are as follows: The pH value is 7.30 (Fig. 4), and the salinity is 363.72 mg/L (Fig.3); the main cation is Ca 2+ , and the concentration range is 61.66 mg/L, followed by Mg 2+ and Na + ; the main anion is HCO 3 with a concentration range of 232.36 mg/L, followed by SO 4 2and Cl -; the hydrochemical type of Quaternary water is mainly HCO 3 -Ca (Fig. 5).
Cretaceous system: The water chemical characteristics of Cretaceous Zhidan Group also show the characteristics of low salinity, weak alkalinity and calcium bicarbonate type water, and the pH value in the water sample is 7.90~7.94 (Fig. 4). The salinity in Zhidan Group aquifer is also low (277.00~301.87mg/L) (Fig. 3). The main reason is that there is no stable water barrier between Cretaceous strata and the upper Quaternary strata, so the hydraulic connection is very close and the water cycle is fast. The main cation is Ca 2+ and Na + with concentrations ranging from 28. Straight Rom Group: Anding formation plays an important role in preventing the hydraulic connection between the upper and lower aquifers. With the increase of the depth of underground water, the pore and ssure development is poor, supply condition is poor, runoff condition is poor, circulation path of underground water is long, contact time with the surrounding rock is long, the space is relatively closed, and water quality renewal time is long. Under the action of long-term water and rock, water quality becomes worse and the salinity is higher. Groundwater of Zhiluo Formation is characterized by high salinity, weak alkalinity and sodium sulfate. The pH value of water sample is 7.40 (Fig. 5), and the salinity is 7447.44 mg/L (Fig. 4); the main cation was Na + with the concentration of 1565.50 mg/L, followed by Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ ; SO 4 2is the main anion, with a concentration of 5001.84 mg/L, followed by HCO 3 and Cl -.
The water chemical type of Zhiluo Formation aquifer is SO 4 -Na water (Fig. 5).
Yan'an Group: The upper strata of Yanan Formation are unconformably in contact with the strata of Straight Rom Group, and can be directly replenished by the aquifer of Straight Rom Group. The lower part is the interbedded structure of multi-layer coal seam and sand and mudstone layer, which can effectively block the in ltration and over ow of groundwater in this section, so that the hydrochemical characteristics of aquifer water in this section are very close to those of Straight Rom Group. The pH value of groundwater in Yanan Formation is 7.30~8.36 (Fig. 4), and the salinity is 6621.00~8962.76mg/L (Fig. 5); The main cation is Na + with the concentration of 1521.00~2601.00 mg/L, followed by Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ ; the main anion is SO 4 2with the concentration of 4409.97~5810.06mg/L, followed by HCO 3 and Cl -. The hydrochemical type is SO 4 -Na water (Fig. 5). The concentration of Clion in DCC-2-1~3 water samples is 64.50mg/L, which is signi cantly lower than that in other water samples (555.96~676.00mg/L), and the hydrochemical type is SO 4 -Na·Ca water, indicating that there were certain anomalies in DCC-2-1~3 water samples.
(2) Comprehensive analysis of aquifer characteristics As can be seen from Piper trilinear chart (Fig. 5), surface water, Quaternary water and Cretaceous water samples are all located at the left end or middle left of the rhomboid. It directly shows the water quality characteristics of HCO 3 -Ca (Mg) type water, that is, the water quality type of low-salinity solution and ltration water. It represents that these aquifers (bodies) receive the replenishment of meteoric water, runoff condition is relatively good, and the cycle alternates positively. The water samples of Straight Rom Group and Yan'an Group are located at the right end of the rhomboid, which shows the water quality characteristics of SO 4 -Na water, namely high salinity, large amount of Na + and SO 4 2ions dissolved into the water, showing obvious hydrochemical characteristics different from shallow aquifers.
Durov chart (Fig. 6)  According to Schoeller's chart (Fig. 7), the hydrochemical characteristic curves of surface water, Quaternary water and Cretaceous water have roughly the same shape trend, with only slight vertical movement. It shows that the chemical composition and speci c gravity of each water sample are close, and the replenishment source is the same. The hydrochemical characteristic curves of Straight Rom Group and Yan'an Group are obviously different from those of shallow aquifers, indicating that there are different sources and genesis of shallow and deep groundwater.
In addition, combined with Scatter chart (Fig. 8), it can be further found that each aquifer increases with the burial depth. The Ca 2+ ion concentration is relatively low in shallow aquifers and generally high in deep aquifers. The concentration of Na + , Cland SO 4 2also showed a similar pattern. However, the concentration of HCO 3 ion has no direct relationship with the buried depth, indicating that with the buried depth of aquifer, groundwater migration and stagnant ow conditions, and long-term water-rock interaction results in a gradual increase in the concentration of most ions.
The above rules are also clearly re ected in Ludwig Langelier chart (Fig. 9), that is, the concentrations of Na + +K + and SO 4 2-+Clconform to the vertical zoning of hydrogeochemistry. The concentrations of Na + +K + and SO 4 2-+Clgradually increase with the increase of burial depth.
According to the hydrogeological data and groundwater runoff in Taohutu mine eld, surface water and Quaternary aquifer are closely related to the hydraulic power of meteoric precipitation. Its runoff is controlled by topography, the groundwater runoff path is short, and the water cycle is active, so only a small amount of minerals are dissolved in the rainfall in ltration process, and the water contains different ion components, thus forming the bicarbonate fresh water with low salinity mainly caused by leaching and ltration, and providing abundant recharge water for underlying aquifer. There is no waterbarrier between Cretaceous and Quaternary, which constitutes a uni ed aquifer group with close hydraulic connection. As a result, the groundwater of Cretaceous aquifer also belongs to the low salinity bicarbonate fresh water. Anding formation plays an important role in preventing the hydraulic connection between the upper and lower aquifers. With the increase of the depth of underground water, the pore and ssure development is poor, supply condition is poor, runoff condition is poor, circulation path of underground water is long, contact time with the surrounding rock is long, the space is relatively closed, and water quality renewal time is long. Under the action of long-term water and rock, water quality becomes worse and the salinity is higher ( Fig. 3 and Fig. 4). Combined with the analysis of hydrochemical characteristics, it can be seen that the change rule of total hydrochemical types from shallow aquifer to deep aquifer in Tahutu mine eld is as follows: HCO 3 -Ca·Mg→HCO 3 -Na→SO 4 -Na.

Isotope hydrochemical characteristics
By using environmental isotope testing techniques to study of groundwater movement, it can quickly and effectively obtain important hydrogeological information which is di cult or impossible to obtain by other methods. Since environmental isotopes are used as natural tracers to "mark" the formation process of natural water and groundwater, it is possible to directly obtain the information of the formation and movement process of groundwater by studying their distribution in various water bodies. The approach is to reveal the origin, formation conditions, recharge mechanism and hydrodynamic relationship of groundwater by comparing the difference and variation rules of environmental isotopes between underground water and surface water through analysis of environmental isotopes. Therefore, this method has been widely used in the study of hydrogeology at home and abroad [18][19][20].
In order to study the source of groundwater in the Tahutu Mine Field, we gathered/collected and tested 14 groups of isotopic water samples from each aquifer ( Table 3). As can be seen from the table, the water sample test results of DCC-1-2-3 (1) and DCC-1-3-3 (2) were abnormal, the following analysis was not included in the study. Rainwater in this area has typical modern water (groundwater) characteristics (Fig. 10). The surface water collected from Wusuhaizi is enriched in heavy isotopes, which indicates that surface water is affected by strong evaporation and tends to sea water distribution area.
The degree to which the water sample isotopes deviate from the rainwater line can be indicated by a

Organic hydrochemical characteristics
On the basis of organic geochemistry and hydrogeology, this paper studies the quantity, composition and distribution of organic materials in groundwater and their roles in geological, geochemical and other processes by using qualitative and quantitative markers of various organic components in water [21][22][23].
Organic hydrochemical characteristics of each aquifer in Tahutu Mine can be established by testing the organic matter of each aquifer sample (Table 4).

Yan'an Group
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) was measured by multi N/C 2100 expert Total Organic Carbon/Total nitrogen analyzer. The water sample was ltered by 0.45μm lter membrane, and the ltrate was taken to detect the Total Organic Carbon content. The UV absorbance (UV 254 ) was detected by Evolution 60 UV-Vis Photometer. The water sample was placed in a quartz dish of 1cm size to detect the UV absorption value (UV-254) at 254nm, and calibration with blank water sample.
According to the detection of TOC and UV 254 in each aquifer (Fig. 12 In general, DOM concentration decreases with the increase of buried depth of aquifer (from surface water → Quaternary → Cretaceous →Straight Rom Group). The REDOX reaction of these substances with DO and NO 3 in the process of migration with groundwater is the main factor leading to the decrease of content. TOC concentration in the water of Yanan Formation varies greatly, which may be in uenced by the coal-bearing strata.
The characteristics of uorescence spectrum distribution of dissolved organic matter vary with the types and contents of organic matter, and are corresponding to the characteristics of water samples, which are called " uorescence ngerprints" [24][25][26]. Three-dimensional excitation/emission matrix (3DEEM) is the graph obtained by projecting the uorescence intensity on the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the excitation wavelength and the emission wavelength. Its image is intuitive and contains rich information. It has the advantages of fast, high sensitivity, small sample size and no need for preprocessing and enrichment of samples, etc., and has been widely used in DOM composition and content analysis.
According to the geological and hydrogeological conditions and aquifer distribution characteristics of Tahutu mine, the vertical distribution characteristics of groundwater chemistry in coal mine area were studied in this paper.
According to the classi cation method of natural organic matter in water, DOM three-dimensional uorescence matrix of each aquifer in the study area mainly include (Fig. 8): I area (aromatic protein)tyrosine, II area (aromatic protein and) -tryptophan, III area (like rich acid) -hydrophobic organic acids, IV area (dissolved microbial metabolites) -tryptophan-containing proteinlike, V area (like humic acid) -Marine humic acid. Because DOM concentration in water is generally low, the type and intensity of DOM uorescence peak are relatively weak.
Quaternary aquifer is mainly fed by overlay surface water and meteoric water, and DOM uorescence spectrum matrix ngerprint in the water is mainly similar to that in surface water, showing two characteristics in 10 water samples. In the nine water samples collected from the surrounding civil mines, uorescence peaks in I area, II area and V area (Fig. 14), and I area (aromatic protein) -tyrosine (FI = 384.6-560.8 QSU) were found, which is very signi cant and can be used as the symbol of Quaternary water of civil mines. The uorescence peaks in the III area and V area are signi cantly different. In Fig. 14 (a), the uorescence peak intensities in I area and V area are 1334 QSU and 1378 QSU, respectively. In other water samples, the values are 70.52~509 QSU and 58.75~529 QSU respectively. In addition, DSG-1-2 is hydrological drilling water, and the uorescence peaks in III area and V area mainly appear, FI =207.9 QSU and 202.6 QSU, indicating that I area (aromatic protein) substances are dissolved in the mine during application. In general, it can be seen from 3 DEEM nger pattern that the symbolic uorescence peak in I area and the symbolic uorescence peak between III area and V area appear in Quaternary water.
Because Zhidan Group is located in the lower part of Quaternary, groundwater recharge is relatively weak and water cycle time is longer, DOM uorescence spectrum nger pattern in water samples is different from Quaternary water to some extent (Fig. 15), I area (aromatic protein) -tyrosine, FI=65.46~274.7QSU; II area (aromatic protein) --tryptophan, FI=76.27~306.8 QSU; V area (like -humic acid) -Marine humic acid, FI=100~376.7 QSU. In general, the concentration of dissolved organic matter in the groundwater of Cretaceous Zhidan Group is less than that of Quaternary, and the landmark uorescence peak appears in area (like -humic acid ).
In the deeper Straight rom group aquifer, the groundwater has entered the deep retained circulation system, and although the DOM from shallow source is almost exhausted, there are three uorescence peaks (Fig. 16) Especially, the uorescence peak intensity in V area is high, which further proves that DOM from other sources exists in the groundwater of Zhiluo Formation.
The aquifer of Yan'an group may be affected by roof in ow and geological deposition, and there are similarities and differences between the three -dimensional uorescence spectra of the two groups.
There are some differences within the Yan'an group, which can be divided into upper Yanan Formation and lower Yan'an group.
There are mainly three uorescence peaks in the upper part of Yan'an group (Fig. 17), I area (aromatic protein) -tyrosine, FI=121.8~253.1 QSU; II area (aromatic protein) --tryptophan, FI=115.3~256.5QSU; V area (like -humic acid) -Marine humic acid, FI=157.9~611.1QSU. In addition, the uorescence peak of III area in DCC-1-1-1 water sample, FI=894.6QSU. However, it does not appear in other water samples, which cannot be regarded as the organic hydrochemical characteristics of the upper aquifer of Yan'an group.
Three uorescence peaks also appeared in the lower part of Yan'an group (Fig. 18), I area (aromatic protein) -tyrosine, FI=313.8~329.1 QSU; II area (aromatic protein) --tryptophan, FI=376.8 QSU; V area (like -humic acid) -Marine humic acid, FI=317.1~2613 QSU. In particular, the uorescence peak in V area of the water sample in Fig. 18 (a), FI=2613 QSU. It is suggested to continue to collect water samples from the lower part of Yan'an group in the later underground mining process to further determine the organic hydrochemical characteristics of the lower part of Yan'an group.
In general, each aquifer in the Taohutu mine eld can be divided into several characteristics: Fluorescence peaks in I area and III area mainly appear in surface water and Quaternary water, and DOM sources in surface water are more abundant; uorescence peak in I area also appears in the water of Zhidan Group, Straight Rom Group and Yan'an Group, and the uorescence peak between I area and II area is a symbol. In addition, the uorescence peak in V area is also a symbol; Cretaceous → Straight Rom Group → Yan'an Group. The uorescence peak intensity in V area showed an increasing trend, indicating the existence of humus-like DOM from other sources in the deep aquifer.

Conclusion
Through the comprehensive detection and analysis of inorganic hydrochemical characteristics, isotopes and organic hydrochemical characteristics of the water samples in Taohutu mine eld, combined with the hydrogeological data of the mine, the hydrochemical characteristics of the aquifer in Taohutu mine eld can be obtained. By distinguishing the differences in hydrochemical characteristics of each aquifer, the conclusions are drawn as follows: Mineralization of shallow aquifers (surface water bodies, Quaternary and Luohe Formation) < 500mg/L, the cation is mainly Ca 2+ , the anion is mainly HCO 3 − , which belongs to HCO 3 -Ca·Mg type water. It shows that the shallow aquifer (body) receives the replenishment of meteoric water, the runoff condition is relatively good, and the cycle alternates positively. The water salinity of deep aquifers (Straight Rom Group, Yan 'an Group) is general > 3500mg/L, the cation is mainly Na + , the anion is mainly SO 4 2− , it belongs to SO 4 -Na water, that is, high salinity, Na + and SO 4 2− ions dissolved in large quantities, showing obvious hydrochemical characteristics different from the shallow aquifer.
According to the analysis of hydrochemical characteristics, there is no direct hydraulic connection between Luohe Formation and Straight Rom Group. Combined with the hydrogeological data and groundwater runoff of Tahutu mine eld, it is found that the change rule of the total hydrochemical types from shallow aquifer to deep aquifer in Tahutu mine eld is as follows: HCO 3 -Ca·Mg→HCO 3 -Na→SO 4 -Na.
The results of environmental isotopes (D and 18 O) indicate that the rainwater, surface water and Quaternary water belong to modern groundwater, while Zhidan Group water is between the modern groundwater and the ancient water; in the deep Straight Rom Group and Yan'an Group, the values of δD and δ 18 O are low, and the groundwater falls below the rainwater line of Ordos Basin with a deep circulation depth. Before mining, the groundwater is in the stagnant state with good closed conditions.
The content of dissolved organic matter (TOC and UV 254 ) in groundwater decreases gradually with the increase of aquifer depth; uorescence peaks in I area and the II area mainly appeared in surface water and Quaternary water, and DOM sources in surface water were more abundant; uorescence peak in I area also appears in the water of Zhidan Group, Straight Rom Group and Yan'an Group, and the uorescence peak between I area and II area is a symbol. In addition, the uorescence peak in V area is also a symbol; Cretaceous → Straight Rom Group. The uorescence peak intensity in V area showed an increasing trend, indicating the existence of humus-like DOM from other sources in the deep Straight Rom Group aquifer.
By analyzing the water chemical characteristics of aquifer in Tahutu mine eld, this paper establishes the background data of water chemistry of different aquifer in this mine eld, so as to quickly judge the source of water inrush when the mine encounters unknown water inrush or water disaster accident in the future, and provide scienti c basis and technical guidance for the accurate and rapid response to water disaster and the formulation of reasonable water control measures.

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