Water

Hydrochemical characteristics and groundwater quality in the Island of Lesvos, Greece

The hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater in the island of Lesvos, Greece, were studied based on chemical analyses of groundwater samples collected from 30 locations covering all the island’s major aquifers hosted in different lithological formations. The Plagioclase dissolution was found to be responsible for the observed high concentrations of Na and Ca in the majority…