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The Role of 36Cl and 14C Measurements in Australian Groundwater Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

J R Bird ,
G E Calf ,
R F Davie ,
L K Fifield ,
T R Ophel ,
W R Evans ,
J R Kellett  and
M A Habermehl
J R Bird
Affiliation:
ANSTO Lucas Heights Research Laboratories, Menai 2234, Australia
G E Calf
Affiliation:
ANSTO Lucas Heights Research Laboratories, Menai 2234, Australia
R F Davie
Affiliation:
ANSTO Lucas Heights Research Laboratories, Menai 2234, Australia
L K Fifield
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University, Box 4, Canberra 2601, Australia
T R Ophel
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University, Box 4, Canberra 2601, Australia
W R Evans
Affiliation:
Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Canberra 2601, Australia
J R Kellett
Affiliation:
Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Canberra 2601, Australia
M A Habermehl
Affiliation:
Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Canberra 2601, Australia
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Abstract

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An Accelerator Mass Spectrometry system has been developed using the 14UD tandem accelerator at the Australian National University. It has been used for 36Cl measurements on groundwater samples from the Murray Basin in southeastern Australia. Measurements of 14C have also been made on the same groundwaters. The information can be combined with stable isotope ratios and other data to illustrate the occurrence of processes such as radioactive decay and local recharge in different aquifers.

Type
IV. Applications
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 31 , Issue 3: June 20-25, 1988 Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia , 1989 , pp. 877 - 883
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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