Sampling of sulfurous sinkhole water, Ghor Al-Haditha

Sampling of water present in sinkhole formed in superficial salt-rich lacustrine deposits at Ghor Al-Haditha, Dead Sea eastern shore, Jordan, during a field campaign in October 2018. The water in this sinkhole flows into the Dead Sea in a surface stream channel formed in 2012. The water was highly acidic and extremely conductive, with a strong sulfurous odour. Understanding the chemistry of the water will be key to determining its origin (shallow or deep groundwater) and this will help us to find out more about processes governing sinkhole formation along the eastern Dead Sea shore.