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Evaluation of the role of groundwater in the global water circulation using environmental tracers of natural radionuclide and dissolved noble gases.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16310009
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Environmental dynamic analysis
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

MAHARA Yasunori  Kyoto University, Research Reactor Inst., Professor, 原子炉実験所, 教授 (30371537)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KUBOTA Takumi  Kyoto University, Research Reactor Inst., Assistant Prof., 原子炉実験所, 助手 (90335240)
NAKANO Tomoko  Kyoto University, Research Reactor Inst., Assistant Prof., 原子炉実験所, 助手 (30373020)
Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥4,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥5,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥5,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,400,000)
KeywordsDissolved 4He concentration / ^<36>Cl concentration / Groundwater residence time / Water circulation rate / Radium isotopic ratio / Shallow groundwater / Deep groundwater / Freshwater resources / 地下滞留時間 / 地下水年度測定 / 溶存希ガス / 宇宙線起源核種 / 塩素-36 / C-14 / 溶存有機物 / 有機物分画 / 水循環 / 地下水年代測定 / 希ガス分析 / 地下水溶存有機物 / 気候変動
Research Abstract

We evaluated the measurement technique for ^<36>Cl with very low concentration in deep groundwater using an accelerator mass spectrometer through competitive analyses among ANU, ETH and Purdue. The data measured at every three laboratories are acceptable for very old groundwater dating in deep strata. We proposed the new method of dating for very old groundwater over one million years using excess dissolved ^4He concentration calibrated with 36Cl concentration. Furthermore, we reveal the criteria to judge stagnant water stored in strata as the fossil water using the method.
The most important freshwater resources are river water and shallow groundwater with short residence time ranging from a few months to 1000 years for the human activities. Basically, the basic river water is consisted of the seepage groundwater with a short residence time. The precise ^3H+^3He dating method has already been demonstrated for young groundwater with residence time of less than some ten years. The re is … More no authorized dating technique to estimate residence time ranging from 100 years to 1000 years. We proposed the new method using the radium isotope ratio and its concentration and verified the method with the published data of shallow groundwater and hot springs collected in the past studies.
We estimated the residence time in various groundwater environments using natural environmental radionuclide and dissolved noble gases as the environmental tracers. We can categorize groundwater in the global water circulation into two groups, which one is almost fresh and shallow groundwater with less than some ten years and the other is saline and stagnant water with very old over 10^5 or 10^6 years. The fresh and young groundwater is greatly contributed to the global water circulation, but saline stagnant water probably plays out of role in it. However, we can not simply judge groundwater movement from only depth, location and permeability in the basin The most important thing is the historical formation and structure of the groundwater basin for the groundwater circulation. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All 2007 2006 2005 2004

All Journal Article (24 results)

  • [Journal Article] Can the ^4He clock be calibrated by ^<36>Cl for groundwater dating?2007

    • Author(s)
      Mahara Y., Habermehl M.A., Miyakawa K., Shimada J., Mizuochi Y.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Chemical and isotopic characteristics of stagnant water isolated in a coastal area2007

    • Author(s)
      Mahara Y., Nakata E., Ooyama T., Miyakawa K., Ichihara Y., Matsumoto H.
    • Journal Title

      IAHS Redbook (IUGG-2007 Symposium) (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Concentrations of ^<228>Ra and ^<226>Ra in hot-spring waters from Tokyo and its vicinity, Japan2007

    • Author(s)
      Nakano-Ohta T., Kubota T., Sato J., Mahara Y.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Radioanalitical and Nuclear Chemistry (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Can the ^4He clock be calibrated by ^<36>C1. for groundwater dating?2007

    • Author(s)
      Mahara Y., Habermehl M.A., Miyakawa K., Shimada J., Mizuochi Y.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Chemical and isotopic characteristics of stagnant water isolated in a coastal area2007

    • Author(s)
      Mahara Y., Nakata E., OOyama T., Miyakawa K., Ichihara Y., Matsumoto H.
    • Journal Title

      IAHS Redbook (IUGG-2007 Symposium) (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Concentrations of ^<228>Ra and ^<226>Ra in hot-spring waters from Tokyo and its vicinity, Japan2007

    • Author(s)
      Nakano-Ohta T., Kubota T., Sato J., Mahara Y.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Radioanalitical and Nuclear Chemistry (in-press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Can the 4He clock be calibrated by 36Cl for groundwater dating?2007

    • Author(s)
      Mahara Y., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B (in press)

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Chemical and isotopic characteristics of stagnant water isolated in a coastal area2007

    • Author(s)
      Mahara Y., et al.
    • Journal Title

      IAHS Redbook (IUGG-2007 Symposium) (in press)

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Concentrations of 228Ra and 226Ra in hot-spring waters from Tokyo and its vicinity, Japan2007

    • Author(s)
      Nakano-Ohta T., Kubota T., Sato J., Mahara Y.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Radioanalitical and Nuclear Chemistry (in press)

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Determination of ^<228>Ra and ^<226>Ra in seawater collected on Manganese-impregnated acrylic fiber2006

    • Author(s)
      Nakano-Ohta T., Sato J.
    • Journal Title

      Radioisotopes 55

      Pages: 443-449

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 化石海水の同定法の提案-太平洋炭鉱における地下水水質・同位体分布と地下水年代評価-2006

    • Author(s)
      馬原保典, 中田英二, 大山隆弘, 宮川公雄, 五十嵐敏文, 市原義久, 松本裕之
    • Journal Title

      日本地下水学会誌 48

      Pages: 17-33

    • NAID

      10017329372

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] An application of Mn-impregnated acrylic fiber to the determination of ^<226>Ra and ^<228>Ra in hot spring waters2006

    • Author(s)
      Nakano-Ohta T., Sato J.
    • Journal Title

      J.Baloneological Soc. Jap. 56

      Pages: 37-46

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Proposal for the methods to characterize fossil seawater-Distribution of anions, cations and stable isotopes, and estimation on the groundwater residence time by measuring ^<36>C1 at the Taiheiyo Coal Mine-2006

    • Author(s)
      Mahara Y., Nakata E., Ooyama T., Miyakawa K., Igarashi T., Ichiraha Y., Matsumoto Y.
    • Journal Title

      J.Groundwater Hydrology 48

      Pages: 17-33

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Determination of 228Ra and 226Ra in seawater collected on Manganese-impregnated acrylic fiber2006

    • Author(s)
      Nakano-Ohta T., Sato J.
    • Journal Title

      Radioisotopes 55

      Pages: 443-449

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] An application of Mn-impregnated acrylic fiber to the determination of 226Ra and 228Ra in hot spring waters2006

    • Author(s)
      Nakano-Ohta T., Sato J.
    • Journal Title

      温泉科学 56

      Pages: 37-46

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 地下水の滞留時間から見た水資源としての地下水の利用2006

    • Author(s)
      馬原保典
    • Journal Title

      第41回地盤工学研究発表会-技術者交流特別セッション資料集

      Pages: 17-24

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 化石海水の同定法の提案-太平洋炭鉱における地下水水質・同位体分布と地下水年代評価-2006

    • Author(s)
      馬原保典
    • Journal Title

      日本地下水学会誌 48巻1号

      Pages: 17-33

    • NAID

      10017329372

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 塩素36と溶存He濃度を基に推定した十勝平野における深層地下水の滞留時間2005

    • Author(s)
      馬原保典
    • Journal Title

      日本地下水学会2005年度秋季講演会講演要旨

      Pages: 238-243

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 環境動態研究:水循環を探る環境トレーサーとしての希ガスと同位体の活用2005

    • Author(s)
      馬原保典
    • Journal Title

      環境衛生工学研究 19(4)

      Pages: 3-8

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Can the He Clock be calibrated by 36Cl for groundwater dating?2005

    • Author(s)
      Y.Mahara
    • Journal Title

      AMS-10 Conference Agenda & Abstract (10th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectronetery, Berkeley, California, September 5-

      Pages: 51-51

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Measurement of Low-Level Neutrons in the Environment2005

    • Author(s)
      T.Kubota
    • Journal Title

      KURRI Prog.Rep.(2004)

      Pages: 101-101

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Comparison of ^<36>Cl measurements at three laboratories around the world2004

    • Author(s)
      Mahara Y., Ito Y., Nakamura T., Kudo A.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 223-224

      Pages: 479-482

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Comparison of 36C1 measurements at three laboratories around the world2004

    • Author(s)
      Mahara Y., Ito Y., Nakamura T., Kudo A.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B. 223-224

      Pages: 479-482

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Comparison of ^<36>Cl measurements at three laboratories around the world2004

    • Author(s)
      Y.Mahara, Y.Ito, T.Nakamura, A.Kudo
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 223-224

      Pages: 479-482

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report

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