Spring, ground and thermal waters in the vicinity of Mt. Geumjeong and Mt. Baekyang area have been sampled and analyzed for major and minor elements. According to the Piper diagram, spring water belongs to Ca-HCO3 and Na-HCO3 types, groundwater to Ca-HCO3 type, and thermal water to Na-Cl type. Based on the phase stability diagrams of [Ca2+]/[H+]2, [Mg2+]/[H+]2, [K+]/[H+], and [Na+]/[H+] vs. [H4SiO4], spring water, groundwater and thermal water are mostly in equilibrium with kaolinite. The result of factor analysis shows three factors (factor 1, 2 and factor 3) for the spring water, the groundwater and the thermal water which are represented by the influence of the dissolution of feldspar, calcite, anthropogenic sources (domestic and industrial wastes) and salt water.

• 함세영(부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) | Se Yeong Hamm
• 조명희(부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) | Myong Hee Cho
• 황진연(부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) | Jin Yeon Hwang
• 김진섭(부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) | Jin Sup Kim
• 성익환(한국자원연구소 지구환경연구부) | Ig Hwan Sung
• 이병대(부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) | Byeong Dae Lee