Environmental Tracers in Subsurface Hydrology
Environmental Tracers in Subsurface Hydrology

Author: Peter G. Cook

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 1461545579

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Environmental Tracers in Subsurface Hydrology synthesizes the research of specialists into a comprehensive review of the application of environmental tracers to the study of soil water and groundwater flow. The book includes chapters which cover ionic tracers, noble gases, chlorofluorocarbons, tritium, chlorine-36, oxygen-18, deuterium, and isotopes of carbon, strontium, sulphur and nitrogen. Applications of the tracers include the estimation of vertical and horizontal groundwater velocities, groundwater recharge rates, inter-aquifer leakage and mixing processes, chemical processes and palaeohydrology. Practicing hydrologists, soil physicists and hydrology professors and students will find the book to be a valuable support in their work.

Environmental Tracers
Environmental Tracers

Author: Trevor Elliot

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2018-10-08

Total Pages: 1

ISBN-13: 390698091X

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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Environmental Tracers" that was published in Water

Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology
Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology

Author: Ian D. Clark

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2013-11-20

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1482242915

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Groundwater is an increasingly important resource to human populations around the world, and the study and protection of groundwater is an essential part of hydrogeology - the subset of hydrology that concentrates on the subsurface. Environmental isotopes, naturally occurring nuclides in water and solutes, have become fundamental tools for tracing

Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology
Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology

Author: C. Kendall

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 870

ISBN-13: 008092915X

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This book represents a new "earth systems" approach to catchments that encompasses the physical and biogeochemical interactions that control the hydrology and biogeochemistry of the system. The text provides a comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of catchment hydrology, principles of isotope geochemistry, and the isotope variability in the hydrologic cycle -- but the main focus of the book is on case studies in isotope hydrology and isotope geochemistry that explore the applications of isotope techniques for investigating modern environmental problems. Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology is the first synthesis of physical hydrology and isotope geochemistry with catchment focus, and is a valuable reference for professionals and students alike in the fields of hydrology, hydrochemistry, and environmental science. This important interdisciplinary text provides extensive guidelines for the application of isotope techniques for all investigatores facing the challenge of protecting precious water, soil, and ecological resources from the ever-increasing problems associated with population growth and environmental change, including those from urban development and agricultural land uses.

Groundwater Geochemistry and Isotopes
Groundwater Geochemistry and Isotopes

Author: Ian Clark

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-04-17

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1466591749

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There remains a lack of understanding of environmental isotopes and their use; students and practitioners typically find the concepts of isotope concentrations and partitioning to be more complicated than for geochemistry. However, this need not be so, if the basics are presented together with geochemistry, using case studies and examples to make the point. This new book presents the basics of environmental isotopes and geochemistry together, with case studies and simple examples that build a real understanding of their use in natural and contaminated groundwater.

Hydrologic Sciences
Hydrologic Sciences

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1998-12-11

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0309060761

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Hydrologic science, an important, interdisciplinary science dealing with the occurrence, distribution, and properties of water on Earth, is key to understanding and resolving many contemporary, large-scale environmental issues. The Water Science and Technology Board used the opportunity of its 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture to assess the vitality of the hydrologic sciences by the hydrologic community. The format included focus by lecturer Thomas Dunne on the intellectual vitality of the hydrologic sciences, followed by a symposium featuring several invited papers and discussions. Hydrologic Sciences is a compilation of the Wolman Lecture and the papers, preceded by a summarizing overview. The volume stresses a number of needs for furtherance of hydrologic science, including development of a coherent body of transferable theory and an intellectual center for the science, communication across multiple geo- and environmental science disciplines, appropriate measurements and observations, and provision of central guidance for the field.

Isotopes in the Water Cycle
Isotopes in the Water Cycle

Author: Pradeep K. Aggarwal

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-01-16

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1402030231

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Environmental isotope and nuclear techniques provide unmatched insights into the processes governing the water cycle and its variability. This monograph presents state of the art applications and new developments of isotopes in hydrology, environmental disciplines and climate change studies. Coverage ranges from the assessment of groundwater resources in terms of recharge and flow regime to studies of the past and present global environmental and climate changes.

Groundwater Recharge from Run-off, Infiltration and Percolation
Groundwater Recharge from Run-off, Infiltration and Percolation

Author: K.-P. Seiler

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-09-26

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1402053053

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To face the threats to the water supply and to maintain sustainable water management policies, detailed knowledge is needed on the surface-to-subsurface transformation link in the water cycle. Recharge flux is covered in this book as well as many other groundwater issues, including a comparison of the traditional and modern approaches to determine groundwater recharge. The authors also explain in detail the fate of groundwater recharge in the subsurface by hydraulic and geologic means, in order to stimulate adapted groundwater-management strategies.

Isotope Methods for Dating Old Groundwater
Isotope Methods for Dating Old Groundwater

Author: International Atomic Energy Agency

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789201372109

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This guidebook provides theoretical and practical information for using a variety of isotope tracers for dating old groundwater, i.e. water stored in geological formations for periods ranging from about 1000 to one million years. Theoretical underpinnings of the methods and guidelines for their use in different hydrogeological environments are described. The guidebook also presents a number of case studies providing insight into how various isotopes have been used in aquifers around the world. The methods, findings and conclusions presented in this publication will enable students and practicing groundwater scientists to evaluate the use of isotope dating tools for specific issues related to the assessment and management of groundwater resources. In addition, the guidebook will be of use to the scientific community interested in issues related to radioactive waste disposal in geological repositories.