2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 136
Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T153. Isotopic Tracers in Deep Groundwater Basins

GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Jean E. Moran and Glen Snyder, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Use of Chemical and Isotopic Data to Improve Conceptualization of Groundwater Flow: Lessons from the Middle Rio Grande Basin, NM
PLUMMER, L. Niel1, BEXFIELD, Laura M.2, ANDERHOLM, Scott K.2, SANFORD, Ward E.3 and BUSENBERG, Eurybiades1, (1)U. S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS 432, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 5338 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite 400, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (3)U. S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS 431, Reston, VA 20192, nplummer@usgs.gov, nplummer@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
Additional Information Provided from the Analyses of Stable Chlorine and Bromine Isotopes in Formation Fluids from Sedimentary Basins
FRAPE, Shaun1, SHOUAKAR-STASH, Orfan2, STOTLER, Randy3, KENNELL, Laura2 and ROSTRON, Benjamin J.4, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (2)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (3)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, (4)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Bldg, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, shaun@uwaterloo.ca, shaun@uwaterloo.ca
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8:40 AM
Tracing Fluid Migration Via Stable Isotopes within the Mississippian Aquifers in the Williston Basin, Canada-U.S.a
JENSEN, Gavin K.S., Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, 2249 Montreal St, Regina, SK S4P 1L7, Canada and ROSTRON, Benjamin J., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6E 4R6, Canada, gksjensen@gmail.com, gksjensen@gmail.com
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8:55 AM
Isotopic Tracers (Ra, Sr, O, H) for Elucidating the Sources of High Naturally Occurring Radioactive Groundwater from the Disi Aquifer, Jordan
VENGOSH, Avner1, HIRSCHFELD, Daniella2, VINSON, David S.3, RIMAWI, Omar4, AL ZOUBI, Abdallah4, MARIE, Amer5, GANOR, Jiwchar6 and DWYER, Gary7, (1)Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Box 90227, Durham, NC 27708, (3)Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (4)Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Salt, 19117, Jordan, (5)3Department of Applied Earth and Environmental Sciences, Al Quds Univ, P.O.Box 89, east Jerusalem, 69978, Palestine, (6)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben Gurion University, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel, (7)Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, N/A, N/A
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9:10 AM
Evaluation of Groundwater Flow Paths and Travel Times in Frenchman Flat Using Carbon-14 and Other Geochemical Indicators
KWICKLIS, Edward Michael, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mailstop T003, EES-6, Los Alamos, NM 87545, FARNHAM, Irene, Groundwater Resources Department, Southern Nevada Water Authority, P.O. Box 99956, Las Vegas, NV 89193-9956, DENOVIO, Nicole, Golder Associates, Inc, 18300 NE Union Hill Road, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052 and RUSKAUFF, Gregory, Stoller-Navarro Joint Venture/INTERA, 7710 W. Cheyenne Avenue, Building 3, Las Vegas, NV 89129, kwicklis@lanl.gov, kwicklis@lanl.gov
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9:25 AM
Unconfined and Deep Confined Aquifer Interactions Evaluated by Isotopic Techniques – San Luis Valley, Colorado
MAYO, Alan L., Geology Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84062, alan_mayo@byu.edu, alan_mayo@byu.edu
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9:40 AM
Preservation of Paleoisotopic Record of Hydrologic History In Aquifer Systems
DUTTON, Alan R., Dept. of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, alan.dutton@utsa.edu, alan.dutton@utsa.edu
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9:55 AM
The Role of Stable Bromine Stable Isotopes in Determining the Origin and Evolution Model of the Abu Dhabi Costal Sabkha (UAE)
SHOUAKAR-STASH, Orfan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, WOOD, Warren, Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824 and FRAPE, Shaun K., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, orfan@uwaterloo.ca, orfan@uwaterloo.ca
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10:10 AM
Iodine-129 of Appalachian Basin Brines: Implications for Microbial Fractionation and Fluid Migration
OSBORN, Stephen, Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, 1133 E James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721 and MCINTOSH, Jennifer C., Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, sosborn@hwr.arizona.edu, sosborn@hwr.arizona.edu
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10:25 AM
Fluid Transport In Fore Arc Basins at Active Margins: Evidence from I-129 and Halogen Data
FEHN, Udo, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 and LU, Zunli, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, United Kingdom, fehn@earth.rochester.edu, fehn@earth.rochester.edu
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10:40 AM
Residence Times of Brines in the Alberta Basin, Canada
GUPTA, Ipsita, Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, 701 Sumter Street, EWSC 617, Columbia, SC 29208 and WILSON, Alicia M., Geological Sciences, Univ of South Carolina, 701 Sumter St, Columbia, SC 29208, igupta@geol.sc.edu, igupta@geol.sc.edu
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10:55 AM
Geochemical Studies of Groundwater Recharge in the Upper Yakima River Basin, Washington
GAZIS, Carey A. and TAYLOR, Sarah A., Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington Univ, Ellensburg, WA 98926, cgazis@geology.cwu.edu, cgazis@geology.cwu.edu
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11:10 AM
Use of Atmospherically Derived Dissolved Gases and Tritium to Characterize Ground-Water Flow In the Arbuckle- Simpson Aquifer
HUNT, Andrew G., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bld 21, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225, CHRISTENSON, Scott C., U.S. Geologic Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center, 5338 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 and PARKHURST, David L., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bld 53, MS 413, Denver, CO 80225, AHUNT@usgs.gov, AHUNT@usgs.gov
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11:25 AM
Application of Atmospheric Noble Gases In Deep Michigan Basin Brines as Natural Tracers for a Past Thermal Event
MA, Lin1, CASTRO, Maria Clara2 and HALL, Chris M.2, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N. University Ave, 2534 C.C. Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, lma@utep.edu, lma@utep.edu
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11:40 AM
Deep Groundwater Signatures in a Shallow Aquifer System, Sonoma Valley, California
CARLE, Steven F.1, MORAN, Jean E.2 and ESSER, Brad K.2, (1)National Security Engineering Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-231, POB 808, Livermore, CA 94551, (2)Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-231, POB 808, Livermore, CA 94551, carle1@llnl.gov, carle1@llnl.gov
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