Statistical Evaluation of Geochemical Parameter Distribution in a Ground Water System Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Jin-Yong Leea,
Jeong-Yong Cheonb,
Kang-Kun Lee*,b,
Seok-Young Leec and
Min-Hyo Leec
a GeoGreen 21 Co., Ltd., Research Park Innovation Center 412, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-818, Korea
b School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National Univ., Seoul 151-742, Korea
c Soil Environment Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon City, Korea

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Fig. 1. Location of the study site, and the layout of the monitoring wells and the piezometers. The location of the petroleum hydrocarbon storage tanks is also shown.
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Fig. 2. Hydrogeologic section showing vertical well locations and screen intervals. Locations of the wells are not aligned in the straight line.
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Fig. 3. Ground water level contours for (a) May 1999 and (b) September 1999. Numbers indicate ground water levels above mean sea level in meters.
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Fig. 4. Distribution of total toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (TEX) concentrations in ground water for (a) May 1999 and (b) September 1999. Units are mg/L.
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Fig. 5. Changes in the geochemical parameters between May and September 1999 at monitoring wells along the main direction of ground water flow.
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Fig. 6. Piper plots showing major chemical compositions of the ground waters for (a) May and (b) September 1999.
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Fig. 7. Plot of alkalinity versus calcium with 1:1 alkalinityCa line (dotted).
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Fig. 8. Areal distribution of factor scores for Factor 1 for May.
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Fig. 9. Dendrograms formed using factor scores for (a) May 1999 and (b) September 1999.
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Fig. 10. Results of the clustering for (a) May and (b) September 1999.
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