The application of radium isotopes in the evaluation of saline water circulation in the Dead Sea aquifer

Y. Kiro; A. Starinsky; Y. Yechieli; C. I. Voss; Y. Weinstein

The application of radium isotopes in the evaluation of saline water circulation in the Dead Sea aquifer

Y. Kiro, A. Starinsky, Y. Yechieli, C. I. Voss, Y. Weinstein

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Radium isotopes in the Dead Sea Lake and the surrounding aquifer were studied in order to define the processes controlling their activities in the lake and in the groundwater.²²⁶Ra activities in the groundwater show a significant removal of²²⁶Ra from the lake water as they enter the aquifer. Short-lived radium isotopes show a nonlinear relation with salinity which is caused by the effect of salinity on the adsorption of radium. Simulations of radium distribution in the aquifer, using the code of SUTRA-MS, were done in order to estimate the adsorption distribution coefficient of radium in the aquifer.²²⁸Ra activities in the Dead Sea water are much higher than the expected activities according to the radium sources to the Dead Sea. These observations together with the removal of²²⁶Ra in the Dead Sea groundwater may indicate a large-scale saline water circulation in the aquifer.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Water-Rock Interaction
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	75-77
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781439862995
ISBN (Print)	9780415604260
State	Published - 1 Jan 2010
Externally published	Yes

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General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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The application of radium isotopes in the evaluation of saline water circulation in the Dead Sea aquifer

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