Can bomb-peak tritium persist in the transition zone? A case study from the German island of Langeoog

Can bomb-peak tritium persist in the transition zone? A case study from the German island of Langeoog

Tritium has been used as a tracer in hydrogeological studies to date young groundwater. It was released in massive amounts to the atmosphere by nuclear bomb testing in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Its activity in the atmosphere peaked around 1963-1964 and has been steadily falling since then due to...

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Main Authors: Post V.E.A., Houben G.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20185400022
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spelling doaj-951fb5fded0b4bf1a1db8f7fea310ef02021-04-02T11:27:51ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422018-01-01540002210.1051/e3sconf/20185400022e3sconf_swim2018_00022Can bomb-peak tritium persist in the transition zone? A case study from the German island of LangeoogPost V.E.A.0Houben G.J.1BGRBGRTritium has been used as a tracer in hydrogeological studies to date young groundwater. It was released in massive amounts to the atmosphere by nuclear bomb testing in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Its activity in the atmosphere peaked around 1963-1964 and has been steadily falling since then due to its half-life of 12.32 years. On the northern hemisphere, where the atmospheric tritium concentration reached much higher levels than on the southern hemisphere, elevated tritium activities in groundwater persist, and thus can still be used to identify groundwater that has recharged during the post-bomb era.https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20185400022
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title Can bomb-peak tritium persist in the transition zone? A case study from the German island of Langeoog
title_short Can bomb-peak tritium persist in the transition zone? A case study from the German island of Langeoog
title_full Can bomb-peak tritium persist in the transition zone? A case study from the German island of Langeoog
title_fullStr Can bomb-peak tritium persist in the transition zone? A case study from the German island of Langeoog
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description Tritium has been used as a tracer in hydrogeological studies to date young groundwater. It was released in massive amounts to the atmosphere by nuclear bomb testing in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Its activity in the atmosphere peaked around 1963-1964 and has been steadily falling since then due to its half-life of 12.32 years. On the northern hemisphere, where the atmospheric tritium concentration reached much higher levels than on the southern hemisphere, elevated tritium activities in groundwater persist, and thus can still be used to identify groundwater that has recharged during the post-bomb era.
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