Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology [Hardcover]

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 the recharge, history, and contamination of groundwater.The Environmental Isotopes
Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology
Stable Isotopes: Standards and Measurement
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry
Radioisotopes
Isotope Fractionation
Isotope Fractionation (a), Enrichment (e), and Separation (D)
Tracing the Hydrological Cycle
Craig's Meteoric Relationship in Global Fresh Waters
Partitioning of Isotopes Through the Hydrological Cycle
Condensation, Precipitation, and the Meteoric Water Line
A Closer Look at Rayleigh Distillation
Effects of Extreme Evaporation
Precipitation
The T - d18O Correlation in Precipitation
Local Effects on T - d18O
Ice Cores and Paleotemperature
Groundwater
Recharge in Temperate Climates
Recharge in Arid Regions
Recharge from River-Connected Aquifers
Hydrograph Separation in Catchment Studies
Groundwater Mixing
Tracing the Carbon Cycle
Evolution of Carbon in Groundwaters
Carbonate Geochemistry
Carbon-13 in the Carbonate System
Dissolved Organic Carbon
Methane in Groundwaters
Isotopic Composition of Carbonates
Chapter 6. Groundwater Quality
Sulphate, Sulphide and the Sulphur Cycle
Nitrogen Cycles in Rural Watersheds
The Fuhrberger Feld Study
Source of Chloride Salinity
Landfill Leachates
Degredation of Chloro-organics and Hydrocarbon
Sensitivity of Groundwater to Contamination
Summary of Isotopes in Contaminant Hydrology
Identifying and Dating Modern Groundwaters
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