[Assessment of Groundwater Contamination Risk in the Plain Area of Southern Turpan Basin]

Groundwater contamination risk assessment is an effective tool for groundwater pollution prevention and control. The evaluation system mainly includes three parts:groundwater contamination source load assessment, groundwater vulnerability assessment, and groundwater function value evaluation. Taking the plain area of southern Turpan Basin as an example, based on the survey data and land use data, point source pollution and non-point source pollution were divided to evaluate the load of groundwater pollution sources, the classical DRASTIC model was selected to evaluate the vulnerability of groundwater, and the functional value of groundwater was evaluated from the point of view of water quality and quantity. The three factors were weighted and superimposed via GIS platform to generate the risk zoning map of groundwater contamination. The results showed that the overall risk of groundwater contamination in the study area was low. The area of high-risk and relatively high-risk areas accounted for 15.5% of the total study area, which were mainly distributed in L1, L2, and L3 of the study area. L1 was mainly affected by high pollution source load and high groundwater vulnerability. L2 was mainly the result of the joint action of high groundwater function value and domestic non-point source pollution. Non-point source pollution dominated by agricultural activities and high functional value of groundwater were the main reasons for the high risk of groundwater pollution in the L3 area. The results of the groundwater contamination risk assessment serve as an important reference for decision-makers to delineate the prevention and control area of groundwater pollution.