2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)
Session No. 103 Monday, 23 October 2006
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Pennsylvania Convention Center: 103 C

T79. Ground Water Age Dating: Current Issues and Applications

Andrew G. Hunt, Jean Moran and Andrew H. Manning, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 1:30 PM Introductory Remarks
103-11:35 PM GROUNDWATER AGE DATING WITH GAS TRACERS: THE ROLE OF GAS PARTITIONING: AESCHBACH-HERTIG, Werner, Institute of Environmental Physics, Univ of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, Heidelberg 69120 Germany, aeschbach@iup.uni-heidelberg.de
103-21:55 PM ADVANCES IN PASSIVE HEAD SPACE SAMPLING AND APPLICATION IN LONG-SCREENED WELLS: GARDNER, Payton, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E. Rm 714, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, wgardner@geophys.utah.edu, SOLOMON, Kip, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, and HINSBY, Klaus, Geol Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Thoravej 8, Copenhagen, 2400, Denmark
103-32:10 PM USE OF TRITIUM-HELIUM GROUNDWATER AGE IN NITRATE FATE AND TRANSPORT STUDIES: MORAN, Jean E.1, SINGLETON, Michael J.1, ESSER, Bradley K.1, CARLE, Steven F.2, and MCNAB, Walter3, (1) Chemistry and Materials Science, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-231, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550, moran10@llnl.gov, (2) Energy and Environment, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-208, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550, (3) Environmental Restoration Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-530, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550
103-42:25 PM GROUNDWATER TRAVEL TIMES DETERMINED WITH GEOCHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES NEAR ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE PONDS: CLARK, Jordan F. and MCDERMOTT, Jeni A., Earth Science, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, jfclark@geol.ucsb.edu
103-52:40 PM DATING GROUND WATER WITH TRIFLUOROMETHYL SULFURPENTAFLUORIDE (SF5CF3), SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE (SF6), CF3CL (CFC-13) AND CF2CL2 (CFC-12): BUSENBERG, Eurybiades and PLUMMER, L. Niel, U. S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS432, Reston, 20192, ebuenbe@usgs.gov
103-63:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL TRACER APPLICATIONS IN AQUIFERS IN AQUIFERS WITH ELEVATED AS CONCENTRATIONS IN BANGLADESH: STUTE, Martin1, HORNEMAN, A.2, SCHLOSSER, Peter3, ZHENG, Yan4, VAN GEEN, Alexander3, SANTELLA, N.5, SMETHIE, William Jr5, HO, D.T.6, AHMED, Kazi Matin7, and HOQUE, M.A.8, (1) Environmental Science, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, mstute@barnard.edu, (2) Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 918 Seeley Mudd Building, 500 West 120th St, New York, NY 10027, (3) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, (4) Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, (5) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Rte. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, (6) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia Univ, 61 Rte. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, (7) Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, (8) Geology Department, Dhaka Univ, Dhaka, 1000
103-73:15 PM A MULTI TRACER STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE GROUNDWATER IN THE ODENWALD REGION, GERMANY: FRIEDRICH, Ronny1, AESCHBACH-HERTIG, Werner2, VERO, Guido3, and LESSMANN, Bernd3, (1) Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany, ronny.friedrich@iup.uni-heidelberg.de, (2) Institute of Environmental Physics, Univ of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany, (3) Hessian department of environment and geology, Hasengartenstraße 26, Wiesbaden, 65189, Germany
 3:30 PM Break
103-83:45 PM TRITIUM/HELIUM-3 DATING OF BASEFLOW: SOLOMON, D. Kip1, RANK, Dieter2, AGGARWAL, Pradeep3, VITVAR, Tomas3, SUCKOW, Axel3, and STOLP, Bert4, (1) Department of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E., Room 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, ksolomon@mines.utah.edu, (2) Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria, (3) Isotope Hydrology Section, Int'l Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, Wagramer Strasse 5, A 1400, Vienna, Austria, (4) U.S. Geological Survey, 2329 Orton Circle, Salt Lake City, 84119
103-94:00 PM INTEGRATION OF GROUND-WATER FLOW PATHS AND DETERMINATION OF MEAN RESIDENCE TIMES, SIX MILE CREEK, TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH: STOLP, Bert, U.S. Geological Survey, 2329 Orton Circle, Salt Lake City, 84119, bjstolp@usgs.gov, SOLOMON, Kip, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, and KIMBALL, Briant, US Geological Survey, 2329 Orton Cir, Salt Lake City, UT 84119-2047
103-104:15 PM SIMULATION OF GROUNDWATER AGE USING BACKWARD TRAVEL TIME DISTRIBUTIONS OF SORBING SOLUTES: NEUPAUER, Roseanna M., Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Dr, ECOT 441, UCB 428, Boulder, CO 80309, neupauer@colorado.edu
103-114:30 PM SIMULATION OF APPARENT GROUNDWATER AGE AND MIXING IN A HETEROGENEOUS SHALLOW AQUIFER UNDERGOING AGRICULTURAL PUMPING AND RECHARGE: CARLE, Steven F., Energy and Environment Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-208, POB 808, Livermore, CA 94551, carle1@llnl.gov, MORAN, Jean E., Chemical Biology and Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-231, POB 808, Livermore, CA 94551, and ESSER, Brad K., Chemical Biology and Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-231, POB 808, Livermore, 94551
103-124:45 PM CONSTRAINTS ON RECHARGE TO THE ESPAÑOLA BASIN PROVIDED BY A NUMERICAL FLOW MODEL CALIBRATED WITH GROUND-WATER AGE, TEMPERATURE, AND RECHARGE TEMPERATURE DATA: MANNING, Andrew H., Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, amanning@usgs.gov and KEATING, Elizabeth H., Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Lab, EES-6, MS T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545-0001
103-135:00 PM DEVELOPMENTS AND COMPLICATIONS FOR USING RADIOGENIC (SUP)4(/SUP)HE AS A TRACER FOR YOUNGER (<10 KYA) GROUNDWATER: VAN DER HOVEN, Stephen J., Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61790, sjvande2@ilstu.edu
103-145:15 PM GROUND-WATER AGES FROM THE FRESH WATER ZONE OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER-INSIGHTS INTO GROUND-WATER FLOW AND RECHARGE: HUNT, Andrew G.1, FAITH, Jason R.2, OTERO, Cassi L.3, and LANDIS, Gary P.1, (1) U.S. Geological Survey, Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team, Denver Federal Center, Bld 21, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225, AHUNT@usgs.gov, (2) U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Surface Processes Team, 5563 DeZavala Rd, St 290, San Antonio, TX 78249, (3) U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science Center, San Antonio, 5563 DeZavala Rd, St. 290, San Antonio, TX 78249

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