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29 mm Resources Management (IHS—2007) Resources and its Role in Sustainable Water Advances in Isotope Hydrology In many parts of the world, surface water and groundwater resources are at risk because of indiscriminate use, rapidly growing populations, increasing Advances in Isotope Hydrology agricultural demands, and the threat of pollution. These risks are often compounded by a lack of understanding about local conditions governing and its Role in Sustainable Water the occurrence, distribution and movement of surface and groundwater resources. Historically, the IAEA has played a key role in advancing isotope Resources Management techniques and in promoting the use of isotopes to address water resource sustainability issues worldwide. The quadrennial IAEA symposia continue to be an important component of the IAEA’s mission in water resources (IHS—2007) management. The 12th symposium in the series was convened from 21 to 25 May 2007 in Vienna with the objectives of: reviewing the state of the art in isotope hydrology; outlining recent developments in the application of isotope techniques to water resources management; and identifying future trends and developments for research and applications. These proceedings — in two volumes — contain the presentations made at the symposium. A Proceedings of a Symposium CD-ROM containing the complete text of these proceedings is attached to the inside back cover of the second volume. Vienna, 21–25 May 2007 Vol. 2 Vol. 2 INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA ISBN 978–92–0–110207–2 ISSN 0074—1884 Offsetdruck_29mm_07-43991_P1310_CovI+IV.indd 1 2007-12-12 14:19:52 ADVANCES IN ISOTOPE HYDROLOGY AND ITS ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IHS–2007) The following States are Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency: AFGHANISTAN GREECE NORWAY ALBANIA GUATEMALA PAKISTAN ALGERIA HAITI PALAU ANGOLA HOLY SEE PANAMA ARGENTINA HONDURAS PARAGUAY ARMENIA HUNGARY PERU AUSTRALIA ICELAND PHILIPPINES AUSTRIA INDIA POLAND AZERBAIJAN INDONESIA PORTUGAL BANGLADESH IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF QATAR BELARUS IRAQ REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA BELGIUM IRELAND ROMANIA BELIZE ISRAEL RUSSIAN FEDERATION BENIN ITALY SAUDI ARABIA BOLIVIA JAMAICA SENEGAL BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA JAPAN SERBIA BOTSWANA JORDAN SEYCHELLES BRAZIL KAZAKHSTAN SIERRA LEONE BULGARIA KENYA SINGAPORE BURKINA FASO KOREA, REPUBLIC OF SLOVAKIA CAMEROON KUWAIT SLOVENIA CANADA KYRGYZSTAN SOUTH AFRICA CENTRAL AFRICAN LATVIA SPAIN REPUBLIC LEBANON SRI LANKA CHAD LIBERIA SUDAN CHILE LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA SWEDEN CHINA LIECHTENSTEIN SWITZERLAND COLOMBIA LITHUANIA SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC COSTA RICA LUXEMBOURG TAJIKISTAN CÔTE D’IVOIRE MADAGASCAR THAILAND CROATIA MALAWI THE FORMER YUGOSLAV CUBA MALAYSIA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA CYPRUS MALI TUNISIA CZECH REPUBLIC MALTA TURKEY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC MARSHALL ISLANDS UGANDA OF THE CONGO MAURITANIA UKRAINE DENMARK MAURITIUS UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MEXICO UNITED KINGDOM OF ECUADOR MONACO GREAT BRITAIN AND EGYPT MONGOLIA NORTHERN IRELAND EL SALVADOR MONTENEGRO UNITED REPUBLIC ERITREA MOROCCO OF TANZANIA ESTONIA MOZAMBIQUE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ETHIOPIA MYANMAR URUGUAY FINLAND NAMIBIA UZBEKISTAN FRANCE NETHERLANDS VENEZUELA GABON NEW ZEALAND VIETNAM GEORGIA NICARAGUA YEMEN GERMANY NIGER ZAMBIA GHANA NIGERIA ZIMBABWE The Agency’s Statute was approved on 23 October 1956 by the Conference on the Statute of the IAEA held at United Nations Headquarters, New York; it entered into force on 29 July 1957. The Headquarters of the Agency are situated in Vienna. Its principal objective is “to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world’’. PROCEEDINGS SERIES ADVANCES IN ISOTOPE HYDROLOGY AND ITS ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IHS–2007) PROCEEDINGS OF AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCES IN ISOTOPE HYDROLOGY AND ITS ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AND HELD IN VIENNA, 21–25 MAY 2007 In two volumes VOLUME 2 INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA 2007 COPYRIGHT NOTICE All IAEA scientifi c and technical publications are protected by the terms of the Universal Copyright Convention as adopted in 1952 (Berne) and as revised in 1972 (Paris). The copyright has since been extended by the World Intellectual Property Organization (Geneva) to include electronic and virtual intellectual property. 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International Atomic Energy Agency. II. Series: Proceedings series: (International Atomic Energy Agency). IAEAL 07–00500 FOREWORD Access to safe freshwater is considered a basic human right. However, in many parts of the world, surface water and ground water resources are at risk because of indiscriminate use, rapidly growing populations, increasing agricultural demands, and the threat of pollution. These risks are often compounded by a lack of understanding about local conditions governing the occurrence, distribution and movement of surface and groundwater resources. Historically, the IAEA has played a key role in advancing isotope techniques and in promoting the use of isotopes to address water resource sustainability issues worldwide. The quadrennial IAEA symposia continue to be an important component of the IAEA’s mission in water resources management. The 12th symposium in the series was convened from 21 to 25 May 2007 in Vienna with the objectives of: reviewing the state of the art in isotope hydrology; outlining recent developments in the application of isotope techniques to water resources management; and identifying future trends and developments for research and applications. Over 200 participants from 59 Member States participated in a series of invited lectures, poster sessions, round table discussions, and a scientifi c visit to the Danube River. The breadth of topics addressed was extensive and included analytical developments, the use of isotopes to understand land– atmosphere–biosphere interactions, rivers and surface water, development of deep groundwater resources, ecohydrology, urbanization and water resources management, carbon sequestration, waste management, artifi cial recharge, contamination problems, coastal zone hydrology, geothermal systems, agriculture and water resources management, and research frontiers. Out of 152 oral and poster presentations, 136 contributions submitted by the authors are included in two volumes of the proceedings with editorial corrections. These proceedings are intended for those using isotopes for applied problems in hydrology as well as the research community. It is also hoped that these proceedings will promote increased use of isotopes for water resource sustainability problems and greater utilization of these techniques by hydrologists in general. EDITORIAL NOTE The papers in these Proceedings (including the fi gures, tables and references) have undergone only the minimum copy editing considered necessary for the reader’s assistance. The views expressed remain, however, the responsibility of the named authors or participants. In addition, the views are not necessarily those of the governments of the nominating Member States or of the nominating organizations. 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