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Environmental isotope aided studies on water resources in the region of Cheju (VII)

Abstract

Cheju island formed by Quarternary volcanism has highly permeable hydrogeological environment. To meet the increasing demand of water in the island, many groundwater wells have been developed. The environmental isotopes (oxygen-18, deuterium, tritium) study and chemical analysis on water samples from the eastern part of the island were carried out to ascertain whether groundwater in the eastern part of the island was contaminated by sea water. The result of tritium analysis indicated fast infiltration of meteoric water into underground and rapid mixing process between rain water and groundwater. The results of oxygen-18 and deuterium analysis demonstrated that most of the wells in the eastern part of the island were influenced by sea water intrusion. Based on chemical analysis of water samples most of groundwater in study area were classified into Na-Cl type and showed high chloride/bicarbonate ratios. Sea water intrusion in the northeastern part of the island has proceeded to inward island at least 3 km from the coastal line, and in the southeastern part about 700 m. (Author).
Authors:
Ahn, Jong Sung; Kim, Jhin Wung; Kim, Sun Joon; Kim, Jin Se; Yoo, Jang Keol; Song, Sung Joon [1] 
  1. Korea Atomic Energy Research Inst., Daeduk (Korea, Republic of)
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
KAERI/RR-962/90
Reference Number:
SCA: 540311; PA: AIX-23:014337; SN: 92000646721
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1991
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; GROUND WATER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ACID CARBONATES; CHLORIDES; DEUTERIUM; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; SEAWATER; TRITIUM; CONTAMINATION; 540311; RADIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES
OSTI ID:
10113552
Research Organizations:
Korea Atomic Energy Research Inst., Daeduk (Korea, Republic of)
Country of Origin:
Korea, Republic of
Language:
Korean
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92614889; TRN: KR9100116014337
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
66 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Ahn, Jong Sung, Kim, Jhin Wung, Kim, Sun Joon, Kim, Jin Se, Yoo, Jang Keol, and Song, Sung Joon. Environmental isotope aided studies on water resources in the region of Cheju (VII). Korea, Republic of: N. p., 1991. Web.
Ahn, Jong Sung, Kim, Jhin Wung, Kim, Sun Joon, Kim, Jin Se, Yoo, Jang Keol, & Song, Sung Joon. Environmental isotope aided studies on water resources in the region of Cheju (VII). Korea, Republic of.
Ahn, Jong Sung, Kim, Jhin Wung, Kim, Sun Joon, Kim, Jin Se, Yoo, Jang Keol, and Song, Sung Joon. 1991. "Environmental isotope aided studies on water resources in the region of Cheju (VII)." Korea, Republic of.
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title = {Environmental isotope aided studies on water resources in the region of Cheju (VII)}
author = {Ahn, Jong Sung, Kim, Jhin Wung, Kim, Sun Joon, Kim, Jin Se, Yoo, Jang Keol, and Song, Sung Joon}
abstractNote = {Cheju island formed by Quarternary volcanism has highly permeable hydrogeological environment. To meet the increasing demand of water in the island, many groundwater wells have been developed. The environmental isotopes (oxygen-18, deuterium, tritium) study and chemical analysis on water samples from the eastern part of the island were carried out to ascertain whether groundwater in the eastern part of the island was contaminated by sea water. The result of tritium analysis indicated fast infiltration of meteoric water into underground and rapid mixing process between rain water and groundwater. The results of oxygen-18 and deuterium analysis demonstrated that most of the wells in the eastern part of the island were influenced by sea water intrusion. Based on chemical analysis of water samples most of groundwater in study area were classified into Na-Cl type and showed high chloride/bicarbonate ratios. Sea water intrusion in the northeastern part of the island has proceeded to inward island at least 3 km from the coastal line, and in the southeastern part about 700 m. (Author).}
place = {Korea, Republic of}
year = {1991}
month = {Jan}
}