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10e. Groundwater Geochemistry
10e. Groundwater Geochemistry
Groundwater Geochemistry
Dimitri Vlassopoulos
SS Papadopulos and Associates
Portland, Oregon
Canal
– ancient groundwater
Sediments – surface water recharge
(lakes, rivers, canals)
– irrigation water recharge
10 years old
• Age-dating methods can
Water-bearing Zones
Basalt Aquifer
Young Water
Tritium (TU)
Old
2
Groundwater
Increasing recharge age
0
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%
Frequency
10,000 years old 10