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Application of Environmental Isotope Technology in Hydrogeology
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Application of Environmental Isotope Technology in Hydrogeology

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2022) | Viewed by 2554

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Xiaosi Su

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Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Interests: isotope hydrology; groundwater dating; surface water-groundwater interaction; hydrogeochemistry; regional groundwater flow; attenuation of pollutants
Prof. Dr. Yanlong Kong

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Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: hydrogeology; isotope hydrology; groundwater geochemistry; geothermics; climate change; natural
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Dear Colleagues,

Groundwater, the world's largest distributed store of fresh water, plays a key role in safe supply of clean water, sustaining ecosystems and enabling human adaptation to climate change. The environmental isotope (including naturally occurring nuclides as well as artificial tracers) technique have become a fundamental tool in groundwater science and engineering. In recent years, significant advances of groundwater science have been achieved with the widely application of environmental isotope technology.  To make the gained knowledge aid individuals to understand groundwater and its related horological processes, we propose this issue to collect papers related to these topics. New insight into isotope fractionation, hydrology cycle, groundwater recharge and discharge, groundwater flow pattern, rock-–water interaction, groundwater dating, source apportionment of groundwater pollution, natural attenuation of pollutants in groundwater, and paleo-climate reconstruction by application of environmental tracers is encouraged. Additionally, papers reporting the latest progress in laboratory measurements of isotopes, as well as the application of artificial tracers in hydrogeology, are also very welcome.

Prof. Dr. Xiaosi Su
Prof. Dr. Yanlong Kong
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Keywords

  • environmental isotopes
  • hydrological processes
  • groundwater recharge
  • isotope effect
  • groundwater dating
  • groundwater quality
  • groundwater remediation
  • new measurement technology of isotopes
  • artificial tracers

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Hydrochemical and Isotopic Characterization of the Impact of Water Diversion on Water in Drainage Channels, Groundwater, and Lake Ulansuhai in China
by Yifan Han, Yuanzheng Zhai, Mengshen Guo, Xinyi Cao, Hong Lu, Jie Li, Shengrui Wang and Weifeng Yue
Water 2021, 13(21), 3033; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13213033 - 29 Oct 2021
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Lakes are important natural water reservoirs that connect other water bodies and play essential roles in water supply, ecological preservation, and climate regulation. Because of global climate change and human activities, many lakes worldwide are facing severe challenges, such as ecological degradation and [...] Read more.
Lakes are important natural water reservoirs that connect other water bodies and play essential roles in water supply, ecological preservation, and climate regulation. Because of global climate change and human activities, many lakes worldwide are facing severe challenges, such as ecological degradation and reductions in their water storage, levels, surface areas, and quality. Water diversion into lakes is considered an effective measure to address these challenges and has attracted much attention. Water has been diverted into Lake Ulansuhai through drainage channels from the Yellow River since 2013. This shallow lake is located in arid northern China and is greatly affected by high salinity and eutrophication. The lake is the lowest area in the Hetao basin and is a sink for terrestrial water in this region. High salinity in lake water, drainage channels, and groundwater caused by NaCl is an ongoing problem; however, water diversion has played an important role in dilution. The main hydrochemical type in the lake water is Cl·HCO3–Na·Mg, while those in the drainage channels and the groundwater show more diversity because of spatial differences. The main source of water in the lake (52–60%) is that diverted through six drainage channels on the west bank, followed by meteoric precipitation (36–38%). Groundwater recharge to the lake is minimal (west bank: 2–7%, and east bank: 1–5%). Extensive evaporation occurs in the lake before the lake water is discharged into the Yellow River through a waste canal. The hydrochemical evolution and salinization of the lake are dominated by the six drainage channels, followed by evaporation from the lake surface. Thus, resolution of soil salinization in the Hetao irrigation area is key to addressing salinity issues in the lake. This study will be helpful for the planning of future water diversion and ecological restoration. Full article
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