Radon 222 and Tritium in the identification and quantification of NAPL contamination in ground water. 1. Theoretical principles.
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This is the first of two papers presenting the basic concepts and the main results of the application of environmental Rn222 and Tritium in the identification and quantification of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids contamination of Cuban ground waters and their relation with sea water intrusion and/or spills of produced waters. The interpretation technique is based on the partition properties of the tracers involved and in the geochemical affinity of some major and minor constituents of the ground waters occurring beneath the exploration & production facilities of the Northern Havana-Matanzas Heavy Oil Belt. The second paper in this series discusses several cases of interaction among the fresh water aquifer, the sea, the sea water-fresh water interface and oil contamination.
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Molerio LeónL., Fernández GómezI. M., & Carrazana GonzálezJ. A. (2020). Radon 222 and Tritium in the identification and quantification of NAPL contamination in ground water. 1. Theoretical principles. Cub@: Medio Ambiente Y Desarrollo, 12(23). Retrieved from https://cmad.ama.cu/index.php/cmad/article/view/180
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Hunkeler, D., E. Hoehn, P. Höhener, J. Zeyer (1997): 222Rn as a partinioning tracer to detect diesel fuel contamination in aquifers: laboratory and field observations. Environ.Sci. Technol, 31 pp 3180-3187.
Hunkeler, D, P. Höhener, J. Séller (1997): Can 222Rn be used as a partitioning tracer to detect mineral oil contaminations?. Tracer Jydrol. 97, Kranjc J. (Ed): Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 63-68
Molerio León, L.F. (2003): Aplicaciones de Radón-222 en la identificación de contaminación por hidrocarburos en acuíferos cársicos. VII Taller Internacional “Informática y Geociencias”. GEOINFO 2004. Comisión de Modelación Matemática. http://www.iga.cu. Revista Electrónica “Memorias de Geoinfo”, La Habana, Cuba
Molerio León, L.F. (2004): Cave levels, safe yield and turnover time in karst aquifers. IAEA-CN-104/P-76. Proc Isotope hydrology and integrated water resources management, Vienna, Austria,. :184
Molerio León, L.F. (2006a): Radón 222, Tritio, intrusión marina y contaminación por hidrocarburos en acuíferos cársicos litorales. Mapping, Revista Internac. Ciencias de la Tierra (108), Madrid, Abril :25-30.
Molerio León, L.F. (2006b): Isotopic evidence of the overexploitation of karst aquifers. in: Demuth, S., A. Gustard, E. Planos, F. Scatena, E. Servat (Eds.) Climate Variability and Change: Hydrological Impacts. IAHS Publ. 308, Wallingford.Climate: 629-634
Molerio León, L.F. (2007a): Hidrología de Trazadores en la gestión ambiental de yacimientos de petróleo onshore. 2a. Convención Cubana de Ciencias de la Tierra. VII Congreso de Geología, GEO5-P22, La Habana, Marzo 20-23, 2007:771-814. Publicado en CD-ROM ISBN:978-959-7117-16-2
Molerio León, L.F. (2007b): Radon 222 and Tritium in the prevention of sea water intrusion and oil pollution in a coastal karst aquifer. International Symposium on Advances in Isotope Hydrology and its role in sustainable Water Resources Management, Vienna, Austria, 21-25 May, 2007. IAEA-CN-151/124.
Molerio León, L.F. (2007c): Tritium as an indicator of groundwater overexploitation in a tropical karst aquifer. International Symposium on Advances in Isotope Hydrology and its role in sustainable Water Resources Management, Vienna, Austria, 21-25 May, 2007. IAEA-CN-151/125
Molerio León, L.F., E. Rocamora Álvarez (2005): Sistemas acuíferos del noreste de la provincia de La Habana, Cuba. Memorias. VI Congreso de Geología, La Habana. Memorias 1ª Conv. Cubana de Ciencias de la Tierra. 11:
Surbeck, H. (1996): A Radon-in-Water based on fast gas transfer membranes. Internatl. Conf. Technologically enhanced natural radioactivity caused by non-uranium mining, Szczyrk, Polonia, 9 pp
Werner, D., P. Höhener (2002a): Diffusive partitioning tracer test for Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) detection in the vadose zone. Environ. Sci. Tecnol, 36 pp 1592-1599
Werner, D., P. Höhener (2002b): The influence of water table fluctuations on the volatilization of contaminants from groundwater. Proc. Groundwater Quality 2001, Sheffield, IAHS Publ. 275, pp 213-218