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V0L.1 Cover photograph © Buenos Dias ISOTOPES IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROCEEDINGS SERIES ISOTOPES IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM ON ISOTOPES IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZED IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION AND HELD IN VIENNA, 20-24 MARCH 1995 In two volumes VOLUME 1 INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA, 1996 VIC Library Cataloguing in Publication Data International Symposium on Isotopes in Water Resources Management (1995 : Vienna, Austria) Isotopes in water resources management : proceedings of a Symposium on Isotopes in Water Resources Management / organized in co-operation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and held in Vienna, 20-24 March 1995. — In 2 vols. — Vienna : Interna tional Atomic Energy Agency, 1996. 2 v. ; 24 cm. — (Proceedings series, ISSN 0074-1884) Contents: v. 1. STI/PUB/970 ISBN 92-0-105595-1 Includes BiBliographical references. 1. Radioisotopes in water resources development. I. International Atomic Energy Agency. H. Unesco. Ш. Series: Proceedings series (International Atomic Energy Agency). VICL 96-00142 Printed By the IAEA in Austria March 1996 STI/PUB/970 FOREWORD In recent years isotope applications in hydrology and water resources assess ment have reached a level of maturity. Adequate investigations have been carried out to provide sufficient examples for practical applications in comBination with other hydrological methods. The IAEA contriButed to this development through field projects implemented in MemBer States within the framework of the Agency’s Tech nical Co-operation programme. At present, the thrusts of the IAEA involvement are towards improved management of water resources in regions suffering from water scarcity, assessment of human impact on water resources, e.g. water pollution, and exploration and management of geothermal resources. Lately, novel isotope Based techniques have Been evolving from specialized laBoratories. While the techniques have emerged, efforts need to be concentrated on more practical work to accomplish a visiBle impact on water resources management. These trends and challenges are reflected by the scientific contriButions to the International Symposium on Isotopes in Water Resources Management, held from 20 to 24 March 1995 in Vienna. The main themes of the symposium were ground water resources management, with aBout two thirds of the contriButions addressing origin and recharge of groundwater, groundwater dynamics and pollution, modelling approaches, and geothermal and palaeowater resources. The remaining third of the contriButions were concerned with surface water and sediments, unsaturated zones and methodological aspects. On the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March, a spe cial session was held, with speeches By representatives from UNESCO, the govern ment of the host country and from the IAEA, as well as an address By the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. These proceedings contain the 43 papers presented and the extended synopses of over 100 poster presentations. It is hoped that they will contriBute to widespread integration of isotope techniques in projects tackling water and environmental proBlems, and also foster further developments in isotope hydrology. EDITORIAL NOTE The Proceedings have been edited by the editorial staff of the IAEA to the extent 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. Although great care has been taken to maintain the accuracy of information contained in this publication, neither the IAEA nor its Member States assume any responsibility for consequences which may arise from its use. The use of particular designations of countries or territories does not imply any judge ment by the publisher, the IAEA, as to the legal status of such countries or territories, of their authorities and institutions or of the delimitation of their boundaries. The mention of names of specific companies or products (whether or not indicated as registered) does not imply any intention to infringe proprietary rights, nor should it be construed as an endorsement or recommendation on the part of the IAEA. The authors are responsible for having obtained the necessary permission for the IAEA to reproduce, translate or use material from sources already protected by copyrights. Material prepared by authors who are in contractual relation with governments is copyrighted by the IAEA, as publisher, only to the extent permitted by the appropriate national regulations. CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS (Session 1) A comparison of chloride and helium concentrations in deep groundwaters (IAEA-SM-336/44) ................................................................ 3 B.E. Lehmann, H.H. Loosli, R. Purtschert, J.N. Andrews Evidence from stable chlorine isotopes for multiple sources of chloride in groundwaters from crystalline shield environments (IAEA-SM-336/24) .......................................................................................... 19 S.K. Frape, G. Bryant, R. Blomqvist, T. Ruskeeniemi Use of environmental isotopes in organic contaminants research in groundwater systems (IAEA-SM-336/3) ................................................. 31 R. Aravena, S.K. Frape, E.M. Van Warmerdam, R.J. Drimmie, B.J. Moore Constraining 14C ages in sulphate reducing groundwaters: Two case studies from arid regions (IAEA-SM-336/10) ......................... 43 I.D. Clark, G.C. Phipps, W.T. Bajjali Influence of sedimentary organic matter on dissolved fiilvic acids in groundwater: Significance for groundwater dating with 14C in dissolved organic matter (IAEA-SM-336/26) ......................................... 57 R. Artinger, G. Buckau, J.I. Kim, S. Geyer, M. Wolf Transport of water and solutes across a regional aquitard inferred from porewater deuterium and chloride profiles: Otway Basin, Australia (IAEA-SM-336/31) .......................................................................................... 73 A.J. Love, A.L. Herczeg, G. Walker Poster Presentations Utilisation de la jauge à transmission de rayon gamma dans des sédiments fins (SILT) (IAEA-SM-336/20P) ................................................ 87 N. Chaouq, B. F. Long, G. Drapeau Scandium-46 tracer in the sediment transport study on the central part of the Romanian Black Sea coast (IAEA-SM-336/28P) .......................... 91 L. Dinescu, R. Dorcioman, M. Dinescu, S. Rosoi, V. Diaconu, I. Nae, V. Malciu, L. Teren, A. Dinescu Chlorine-36 contents and origin of dissolved chloride in thermo-mineral waters from the French Pyrenees (IAEA-SM-336/68P) ....................................................................................... 98 M. Krimissa, J.-L. Michelot, L. Chery, C. Fouillac, L.K. Fifield, G.L. Allan, R.G. Cresswell, J.-F. Aranyossy Evidence for cross-formation flow through faults By chlorine stable isotopes (IAEA-SM-336/83P) ............................................................ 101 J.M. Matray, H.G.M. Eggenkamp Evaluating hydrogen isotopic compositions using hydrogen collected from nickel pyrolysis (IAEA-SM-336/91P) ................................................ 104 J.E. Motz, W.M. Buhay, T.W.D. Edwards A new method for the investigation of noBle gases dissolved in the pore water of sedimentary rocks: First results from coal and salt mines in Germany (IAEA-SM-336/101P) ........................................... 106 K. Osenbriick, C. Sonntag Application of lead isotopes in the study of Brines found in the vicinity of proposed nuclear waste sites (IAEA-SM-336/124P) ................ 108 7.5. Stuckless, Z.E. Peterman Atmospheric nitrate in near surface groundwaters of forest ecosystems: Investigations on the basis of 15N and 180 isotope signatures (IAEA-SM-336/132P) .................................................................................... 110 W. Durka, S. Voerkelius A recent application of 222Rn as a groundwater tracer: Can we use radon to detect organic contaminants in the subsurface? (IAE A-SM-336/143P) .................................................................................... 112 E. Hoehn, P. Hôhener, D. Hunkeler, J. Zeyer, H.R. Zweifel SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENTS (Session 2) Modelling of 90Sr wash-off from the River Pripyat flood plain by four year flood (IAEA-SM-336/5) ......................................................... 117 I. Y. Bilyi, O.V. Voitsekhovitch, Y. Onishi, R.E. Graves Isotope studies of water dynamics: Implications of the rise of the Caspian Sea level (IAEA-SM-336/23) ........................................................ 127 V.I. Ferronsky, V.S. Brezgunov, V.V. Romanov, L.S. Vlasova, V.A. Polyakov, A.F. Bobkov Stable chlorine isotopes in sediment pore waters of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie (IAEA-SM-336/17) ............................................................... 141 R.J. Drimmie, S.K. Frape Determination of hydrodynamic parameters in the Paiva Castro reservoir using artificial tritium (IAEA-SM-336/34) ................................ 157 P.E. Aoki, C. Bombonato, Jr., P. Maloszewski Use of the ô180 and <515N nitrate to determine sources of nitrate in early spring runoff in forested catchments (IAEA-SM-336/29) .......... 167 C. Kendall, S.R. Silva, C.C.Y. Chang, D.A. Bums, D.H. Campbell, J.B. Shanley Study and optimization of dredging