Uranium Disequilibrium in Groundwater: An Isotope Dilution Approach in Hydrologic Investigations
- 29 November 1968
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 162 (3857) , 997-999
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.162.3857.997
Abstract
The distribution and environmental disequilibrium patterns of naturally occurring uranium isotopes (U 234 and U 238 ) in waters of the Floridan aquifer suggest that variations in the ratios of isotopic activity and concentrations can be used quantitatively to evaluate mixing proportions of waters from differing sources. Uranium is probably unique in its potential for this approach, which seems to have general usefulness in hydrologic investigations.Keywords
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