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To elucidate the evolutionary characteristics and primary factors of aqueous uranium, this study jointly employs hydrochemical characteristics, ion ratio analysis and geochemical modeling to characterize the hydrogeochemical evolution, the spatial distribution and speciation of aqueous uranium. The results indicate that groundwater in the study area is weakly alkaline brackish water of Cl\u00b7SO\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u2010Na type. Its hydrochemical evolution is primarily controlled by silicate mineral dissolution coupled with intense direct cation exchange. Dissolved uranium concentrations in groundwater vary from 0.26 to 114.00\u2009\u03bcg\/L, with a mean value of 28.55\u2009\u03bcg\/L. Uranium anomalies in groundwater display pronounced stratigraphic and spatial compartmentalization: elevated uranium concentrations are predominantly observed in the K\n                    <jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>\n                    S confined aquifer, whereas the C\u2013P aquifer consistently exhibits low background levels. Uranium enrichment is co\u2010driven by oxidative conditions and Ca\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u2010mediated complexation. Oxidants (e.g., NO\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    <jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) promote oxidative dissolution of tetravalent uranium minerals into soluble uranyl ions. In addition, the dissolution of carbonate minerals supplied sufficient Ca\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    and HCO\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    <jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    for uranyl complexation. Abundant Ca\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    further stabilizes dissolved uranium as neutral Ca\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    UO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    (CO\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    )\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    complexes, which markedly enhance uranium enrichment and mobility in groundwater. The positive correlation between carbonate saturation indices and uranium concentrations provides further thermodynamic evidence for this complexation\u2010driven enrichment pattern. These findings decipher the hydrogeochemical driving mechanisms of uranium migration and provide vital scientific guidance for uranium exploration in sandstone aquifers of the Erlian Basin and analogous basins.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/wer.70534","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,19]],"date-time":"2026-08-19T01:50:43Z","timestamp":1787104243000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms of Uranium\u2010rich Groundwater in the Bayanwula Area, Inner Mongolia, China"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"98","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-6708-5374","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xu","family":"Han","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Geological Institute of China Chemical Geology and Mine Bureau  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-1670-3626","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wanjun","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tianjin Center China Geological Survey  Tianjin China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lishan","family":"Meng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tianjin Center China Geological Survey  Tianjin China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2229-6511","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yinhang","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tianjin Center China Geological Survey  Tianjin China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jilong","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tianjin Center China Geological Survey  Tianjin China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Junxing","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geological Institute of China Chemical Geology and Mine Bureau  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geological Institute of China Chemical Geology and Mine Bureau  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yizhi","family":"Sheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes China University of Geosciences  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jconhyd.2014.06.001"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1021\/acs.est.0c01019"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jenvrad.2016.01.014"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1524\/ract.2008.1496"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12665-017-6998-6"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1021\/es304609e"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1021\/es2014049"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.oregeorev.2020.103769"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.oregeorev.2019.103034"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_11_1","first-page":"1953","article-title":"The Strata Constraint on Large Scale Sandstone\u2010Type Uranium Mineralization in Meso\u2010Cenozoic Basins, Northern China","volume":"98","author":"Cheng Y. 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