TY - JOUR
T1 - Uranium disequilibrium as a hydrological aid in studying the salinization processes in the Southeastern Coastal Plain of Israel
AU - Avisar, D.
AU - Kronfeld, J.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the Israel Ministry of Science for financial support within the framework of the Infrastructure Research Project on the salinization processes. Haim Shulman is thanked for his interpretation of the detailed seismic profiles used in making the geologic cross-section.
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Saline waters, of unknown origin, have been encountered in the basal portions of the phreatic Coastal Plain aquifer of Israel. 234U/238U disequilibrium was used to trace their origin to the evaporate layers within the Saqiye aquiclude, the most saline, and the warmest (up to 42 °C) waters are also those that have the highest uranium concentrations combined with low 234U/238U activity ratios, derived as the ascending brines traverse underlying uranium-rich Senonian phosphorites, in secular equilibrium along fault conduits.
AB - Saline waters, of unknown origin, have been encountered in the basal portions of the phreatic Coastal Plain aquifer of Israel. 234U/238U disequilibrium was used to trace their origin to the evaporate layers within the Saqiye aquiclude, the most saline, and the warmest (up to 42 °C) waters are also those that have the highest uranium concentrations combined with low 234U/238U activity ratios, derived as the ascending brines traverse underlying uranium-rich Senonian phosphorites, in secular equilibrium along fault conduits.
KW - Groundwater
KW - Salinization process
KW - Uranium Disequilibrium
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=56349161987&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.08.010
DO - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.08.010
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AN - SCOPUS:56349161987
SN - 0969-8043
VL - 67
SP - 220
EP - 226
JO - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
IS - 1
ER -