Paper
Enhancing the Comprehension of the Groundwater Mineralization (Bekaa’s Plain – Lebanon) by Using the Isotope 13C
- Authors:
- Sadek AWAD
- Abstract
- The stable isotope of the carbon atom (13C) gives information about the type of the mineralization of the groundwater existing during the water seepage and about the recharge conditions of the groundwater. The concentration of the CO2(aq.) dissolved during the infiltration of the water through the soil’s layers has effect on the mineralization of the water. The type of the photosynthesis’s cycle (C-3 or C-4 carbon cycle) can play a very important role in determining the conditions (closed or open system) of the mineralization of groundwater. The isotope 13C of the dissolved CO2 in water gives us certain information about the origin and the area of pollution of water. The proportion of the biogenic carbon and its percentage in the mineralization of groundwater are determined by using the isotope 13C.
- Keywords
- Isotopes; Carbon-13; Mineralization; Pollution; Bekaa; Lebanon
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