Application of Hydrochemistry and Environmental Isotopes in Groundwater Research
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 38
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental isotopes (stable and radioactive isotopes) are effective tracers for the complex behavior and processes in groundwater systems. They are also able to quantify the exchange of water and solutes between surface and groundwater compartments, driven by various hydrological processes, from precipitation to groundwater discharge. The information obtained enables us to understand the dynamics of aquifers, including their recharge, flow patterns, age, and vulnerability to contamination. Additionally, they can quantify the hydrodynamic processes that occur between groundwater and nearshore seawater, enabling important scientific issues such as seawater intrusion and the discharge of submarine groundwater to be traced.
In this Special Issue of Water, we encourage the submission of articles that describe the application of environmental isotopes combined with hydrochemical methods to explore the role of the different hydrological and hydrogeochemical processes that drive aquifer behavior in terms of groundwater chemistry and isotopic content. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Geochemistry and isotope hydrology
- Aquifer recharge and discharge dynamics
- Groundwater–surface water interactions
- Groundwater–seawater interactions
- Contaminant transport and fate
- Hydrothermal and geothermal systems
- High-salinity aquifer systems
- Theoretical development and modeling
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Lixin Yi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- geochemistry
- stable isotopes
- radioactive isotopes
- groundwater origin
- pollutant sources
- geothermal systems
- high-salinity systems
