Gholam A. Kazemi, Jay H. Lehr, Pierre Perrochet

Groundwater Age

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The art and science of groundwater age dating

Traditionally concerned with the flow rate calculation, recharge estimation, and renewability of groundwater resources, the application of groundwater age data has now expanded to include such issues as the calibration of groundwater flow and transport models, the management of dry land salinity, and the study of groundwater vulnerability and pollution. In short, thanks to both technical developments in the field and worldwide concerns about water resources, the study of groundwater age has coalesced into a potent and much respected field. In this comprehensive book, the field of groundwater age dating receives the major reference it needs and deserves.

Written by three leading experts in the field, Groundwater Age aggregates, in one volume, state-of-the-art knowledge concerning groundwater dating, including its historical development, principles, applications, various methods, and likely future progress in its concepts.

The book discusses such topics as:
_ Essential definitions and the basics of groundwater dating science
_ The history of groundwater dating, including pioneers and key contributors to the field
_ Applications and uses of age data for consulting companies and resource managers
_ Various methods for age dating young, old, and very old groundwaters
_ New mathematical approaches
_ Modeling of groundwater age and residence time distributions
_ Thoughts on and suggestions for current practices and future progress

Presenting modern knowledge and cutting-edge research simply and clearly, Groundwater Age will satisfy and stimulate both seasoned professionals and student novices alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9780471718192
• ISBN-10: 047171819X
• Artikelnr.: 20871035

Autorenporträt

GHOLAM A. KAZEMI is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Northeastern Iran. He teaches advanced hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and environmental tracers. He has industry experience as a geologist and has authored several relevant publications. JAY H. LEHR is the Senior Scientist on the Technical Advisory Board at Earthwater Global, LLC and a Senior Scientist at the Heartland Institute. He is the author of fourteen books and over 500 articles on environmental science. PIERRE PERROCHET has twenty years of experience in the field of groundwater flow and transport modeling within various world-renowned research institutions. His scientific interests focus on theoretical and computational developments related to hydro-thermo-chemical phenomena, with numerous applications to environmental and hydrogeological engineering issues. He is presently Professor at the Centre of Hydrogeology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where he teaches groundwater dynamics, transport processes, and mathematical modeling.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. Introduction. 1.1 Age and lifetime.
1.2 Age determination in geology (Geochronology) and in other disciplines.
1.3 Groundwater age and groundwater residence time. 1.4 Life expectancy.
1.5 Isochrone and life expectancy maps. 1.6 Some groundwater age related
terms. Chapter 2. History of groundwater age dating research. 2.1 Pioneer
of Groundwater Age discipline-sequence of the earliest publications. 2.2
Laboratories worldwide for dating groundwater samples. 2.3 Major
contributors to Groundwater Age dating discipline. 2.4 Names familiar in
the Groundwater Dating business. 2.5 Important publications. 2.6 Aquifers
subjected to extensive dating studies. Chapter 3. The applications of
groundwater age data. 3.1 Renewability of the groundwater reservoirs. 3.2
An effective communication tool for scientists and managers- and curiosity
to laymen as well. 3.3 Age monitoring for the prevention of over
exploitation and contamination of aquifers. 3.4 Estimation of the recharge
rate. 3.5 Calculation of the groundwater flow velocity. 3.6 Identification
of the groundwater flow paths. 3.7 Assessing the rates of groundwater and
contaminants transport through aquitards. 3.8 Constraining the parameters
of groundwater flow and transports models (estimation of large scale flow
and transport properties). 3.9 Identification of the mixing between
different end members. 3.10 Study of the pre-Holocene (late Pleistocene)
climate. 3.11 Evaluation of the groundwater pollution. 3.12 Calculation of
the travel time of the groundwater plume to the points of interest. 3.13
Mapping vulnerability of the shallow aquifers. 3.14 Performance assessments
for radioactive waste disposal facilities. 3.15 Site specific applications.
Chapter 4. Age-dating young groundwaters. 4.1 Important points. 4.2
Tritium. 4.3 3H/3He. 4.4 Helium-4. 4.5 Krypton-85. 4.6 CFCs. 4.7 SF6. 4.8
36Cl/Cl. 4.9 Indirect methods. Chapter 5. Age-dating old groundwaters. 5.1
Silicon-32. 5.2 Argon-39. 5.3 Carbon-14. 5.4 Indirect methods. Chapter 6.
Age-dating very old groundwaters. 6.1 Krypton-81. 6.2 Chloride-36. 6.3
Helium-4. 6.4 Argon-40. 6.5 Iodine-129. 6.6 Uranium disequilibrium series.
Chapter 7. Modeling of groundwater age and residence time distributions.
7.1 Overview and state-of-the-art. 7.2 Basics in groundwater age transport.
7.3 Selected typical examples. Chapter 8. Issues and thoughts in
groundwater dating. 8.1 The need for more dating methods and the currently
proposed potential method. 8.2 Translating simulation of groundwater ages
techniques into practice- More applications for age data. 8.3 Worldwide
practices of groundwater age-dating. 8.4 Proposal for a groundwater age map
- Worldwide groundwater age maps. 8.5 Works which can and need to be done
to enhance groundwater age science. 8.5 Major problems facing groundwater
dating discipline. 8.7 Some thoughtful questions - Concluding remarks and
Future of groundwater dating. References. Appendix 1: Decay Curves of
Groundwater Dating Isotopes. That of Tritium Is Shown in Chapter 4.
Appendix 2: Some Useful Information for Groundwater Dating Studies and
Table of Conversion of Units. Appendix 3: Concentration of Noble Gases
(Used in Groundwater Dating) and Some Important Constituents of the
Atmosphere. Index.

Rezensionen

"The book does a good job of introducing the reader to the often-overlooked complexity in interpreting the deceptively simple results of age dating." ( Journal of Environmental Quality , April 2008)
"...this book is the first to incorporate and synthesize the entire state of the art of the business of groundwater dating." ( CHOICE , January 2007)

"Presenting modern knowledge and cutting-edge research simply and clearly, Groundwater Age will satisfy and stimulate both seasonal professionals and student novices alike." ( Journal of the American Water Resources Association , August 2006)