Källor i Lagga, en uppländsk slättbygd : Geografisk och geologisk påverkan påkällvattens egenskaper

Sammanfattning: For centuries, springs have played a significant role in our society as water supplies, reasons for where to settle down, and in folklore. There are different reasons why and where a spring forms, e.g. in what kind of soil it has its outflow. Geographic and geochemical surroundings have an influence on spring-water quality.For this project some of the springs in the Lagga perish, Knivsta municipality, Sweden, were selected for a closer study. Water samples were collected from springs for analysis. A short-term study was performed of temperature and conductivity changes during spring 2014. The investigated springs of this project were divided into four major groups according to their location in the landscape and their chemical properties: 1) springs that have their outflow in clay in valley bottoms, 2) springs that lie in the transition between glacial till soil and clay, 3) springs in till soil, and 4) springs in till soil with large boulders. Analyses show that the ion content in spring-water is higher in the valley than in the surrounding forest tills. Together with previous data it is shown that temperature and conductivity are more stable in the springs in the valley clay than in the uphill springs in till.