Microscale chemical heterogeneity in groundwater

Daniel Ronen*, Mordeckai Magaritz, Haim Gvirtzman, William Garner

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Abstract

Large variations in the concentration of Cl-, NO-3 and SO2-4 in the upper water layers of a polluted aquifer were found between samples that were vertically separated by as little as 3 cm. This was disclosed when a multilayer dialysis cell device was used to obtain undisturbed, real-time samples from test wells. This first time presentation of chemical fine structure provides new insights into mechanisms of contamination of an aquifer by surface inputs and raises the question of the validity of groundwater quality data based on single samples, however obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-178
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Hydrology
Volume92
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jun 1987
Externally publishedYes

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