Isotopic Composition of Spring Water in Greece: Spring Waters Isoscapes
Elissavet Dotsika,
George Diamantopoulos,
Spyridon Lykoudis,
Dimitrios Poutoukis,
Elena Kranioti
Affiliations
Elissavet Dotsika
National Center of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Institute of Materials Science, GR15310 Ag. Paraskevi Attikis, Greece
George Diamantopoulos
National Center of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Institute of Materials Science, GR15310 Ag. Paraskevi Attikis, Greece
Spyridon Lykoudis
Independent Researcher, Akrita 66, gr 24100 Kalamata, Greece
Dimitrios Poutoukis
General Secretariat for research and Technology, Mesogion 14-18, 11510 Athens, Greece
Elena Kranioti
Edinburgh Unit for Forensic Anthropology, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, William Robertson Wing, University of Edinburgh, Old Medical Quad, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
This paper reviews stable isotopic data concerning spring water in Greece in addition to new measurements (59); their spatial variations are investigated in order to provide basic information and identify the locally significant parameters that affect stable isotopic distributions. The area of interest was partitioned into eight sections according to geographical location and climatic characteristics. Local spring water lines (LSWLs) are more or less consistent throughout the country. High-resolution isoscape maps of spring freshwater (Cl− < 200 ppm; and T < 25 °C) for both δ18O and δ2H were generated, revealing several interesting features such as the effect of Pindos ridge, a strong climatic signal in southern Greece and indications of seawater intrusion in flat coastal areas.
