Groundwater Age

Preface.
 
Acknowledgments.
 
Chapter 1. Introduction.
 
1.1 Age and lifetime.
 
1.2 Age determination in geology (Geochronology) and in other disciplines.
 
1.3 Groundwater age and groundwater residence time.
 
1.4 Life expectancy.
 
1.5 Isochrone and life expectancy maps.
 
1.6 Some groundwater age related terms.
 
Chapter 2. History of groundwater age dating research.
 
2.1 Pioneer of Groundwater Age discipline-sequence of the earliest publications.
 
2.2 Laboratories worldwide for dating groundwater samples.
 
2.3 Major contributors to Groundwater Age dating discipline.
 
2.4 Names familiar in the Groundwater Dating business.
 
2.5 Important publications.
 
2.6 Aquifers subjected to extensive dating studies.
 
Chapter 3. The applications of groundwater age data.
 
3.1 Renewability of the groundwater reservoirs.
 
3.2 An effective communication tool for scientists and managers- and curiosity to laymen as well.
 
3.3 Age monitoring for the prevention of over exploitation and contamination of aquifers.
 
3.4 Estimation of the recharge rate.
 
3.5 Calculation of the groundwater flow velocity.
 
3.6 Identification of the groundwater flow paths.
 
3.7 Assessing the rates of groundwater and contaminants transport through aquitards.
 
3.8 Constraining the parameters of groundwater flow and transports models (estimation of large scale flow and transport properties).
 
3.9 Identification of the mixing between different end members.
 
3.10 Study of the pre-Holocene (late Pleistocene) climate.
 
3.11 Evaluation of the groundwater pollution.
 
3.12 Calculation of the travel time of the groundwater plume to the points of interest.
 
3.13 Mapping vulnerability of the shallow aquifers.
 
3.14 Performance assessments for radioactive waste disposal facilities.
 
3.15

GHOLAM A. KAZEMI is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Northeastern Iran. He teaches advanced hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and environmental tracers. He has industry experience as a geologist and has authored several relevant publications.
 

JAY H. LEHR is the Senior Scientist on the Technical Advisory Board at Earthwater Global, LLC and a Senior Scientist at the Heartland Institute. He is the author of fourteen books and over 500 articles on environmental science.
 
PIERRE PERROCHET has twenty years of experience in the field of groundwater flow and transport modeling within various world-renowned research institutions. His scientific interests focus on theoretical and computational developments related to hydro-thermo-chemical phenomena, with numerous applications to environmental and hydrogeological engineering issues. He is presently Professor at the Centre of Hydrogeology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where he teaches groundwater dynamics, transport processes, and mathematical modeling.

"The book does a good job of introducing the reader to the often-overlooked complexity in interpreting the deceptively simple results of age dating." ( Journal of Environmental Quality , April 2008)
"...this book is the first to incorporate and synthesize the entire state of the art of the business of groundwater dating." ( CHOICE , January 2007)

"Presenting modern knowledge and cutting-edge research simply and clearly, Groundwater Age will satisfy and stimulate both seasonal professionals and student novices alike." ( Journal of the American Water Resources Association , August 2006)