The present work is the first regional-scale reconnaissance of 11 brine springs located in the Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt (ZFTB). The springs represent a hypersaline character (Cl⁻ ≥ 20000 mg/L) and emerge in evaporates, marl, and gypsum successions of the Lower Miocene Gachsaran Formation, which is considered as the most important cap-rock of Zagros oil reservoirs. Assessing the hydrochemical features in February and April proved that most of the springs are constantly of Na-Cl type with salinity were probably undergone by the contribution of oil-field related brines. Notably, the presented data indicate that the maximum salt production of springs reaches 173 tons/day, and at least in some of the springs (e.g., Ghale-Madrese 3 and Dobalutan), the Li concentration reaches the threshold for economic extraction from brine processing. Most of the springs discharge into the Karun River, which is considered as an important river in western Iran, providing water for many cities, villages with agricultural projects, and industrial factories. Considering the notable contents of NaCl in most of the studied springs (TDS = ≥42269 mg/L; average 200440 mg/L), the potential for economic lithium recovery, and undesirable environmental effects, especially on quality and water resources ecosystem, attention and consideration of these springs seem to be necessary.

目前的工作是对位于Zagros褶皱和冲断带（ZFTB）中的11个盐水温泉进行的首次区域规模的勘察。弹簧表示超盐度字符（CL ^- ≥20000 mg / L）并在下中新世Gachsaran组的蒸发，泥灰和石膏演替中出现，该层被认为是Zagros油藏最重要的盖层。评估2月和4月的水化学特征证明，大多数泉水一直为Na-Cl型，盐度很可能是与油田相关的盐水所致。值得注意的是，所提供的数据表明，春季的最大盐产量达到173吨/天，并且至少在某些春季（例如，Ghale-Madrese 3和Dobalutan）中，Li的浓度达到了从盐水加工中经济提取的阈值。大部分泉水流入卡伦河，该河被认为是伊朗西部的重要河流，为许多城市，有农业项目的村庄，和工业工厂。考虑到大多数研究的温泉中NaCl的显着含量（TDS =≥42269mg / L；平均200440 mg / L），经济锂回收的潜力以及不良的环境影响，特别是对质量和水资源生态系统的影响，关注和考虑这些弹簧似乎是必要的。