Isotopic Tracers for Waste Fluid Tracking and Fluid-Soil Interactions: Hanford, Washington

DePaolo, Donald J

doi:10.2172/884924

Title: Isotopic Tracers for Waste Fluid Tracking and Fluid-Soil Interactions: Hanford, Washington

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The objective of this research is to develop and advance isotopic methods for characterizing fluid flow and chemical transport through the vadose zone to groundwater. Previous research has been concentrated on developing and comparing different isotopic systems (e.g., hydrogen, oxygen and strontium isotopes) for determining fluid infiltration rates and pathways in the vadose zone (e.g., Maher et al., 2003; DePaolo et al., 2004; Singleton et al., in press). The focus of our current efforts is on using the isotopic compositions of different chemical phases (e.g., uranium, nitrate) to track their movement through the vadose zone. Preliminary results indicate that this will be a powerful tool for assessing environmental risks associated with vadose zone contamination.

Authors:: DePaolo, Donald J

Publication Date:: Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 884924

Report Number(s):: EMSP-73773-2005
R&D Project: EMSP 73773; TRN: US0603809

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 08 HYDROGEN; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CONTAMINATION; FLUID FLOW; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; TRANSPORT; URANIUM; WASTES

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