Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection (Jan 2020)

Application of complex statistical distributions and natural isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen for assessment of water origin in Šar Mountains aquatorium

  • Stanojević Nenad Z.,
  • Đokić Jelena V.,
  • Nikezić Dušan P.,
  • Osmokrović Predrag V.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP2002172S
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 2
pp. 172 – 180

Abstract

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This study considers the possibility of applying natural isotopes of water, tritium, and oxygen 18O, to analyze the connection between groundwater, surface, and precipitation waters. This analysis also enables the determination of the age of groundwater, separated from the cycle of water circulation in nature. Based on these methods, it is possible to reliably determine, by chronologically accurate method, the possibility of industrial application and application for human needs of the waters of this aquatorium.

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