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http://dx.doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2020.25.2.016

Determining Characteristics of Groundwater Inflow to the Stream in an Urban Area using Hydrogeochemical Tracers (222Rn and Major Dissolved Ions) and Microbial Community Analysis  

Oh, Yong Hwa (Groundwater Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Kim, Dong-Hun (Groundwater Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Lee, Soo-Hyoung (Groundwater Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Moon, Hee Sun (Groundwater Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Cho, Soo Young (Groundwater Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.25, no.2, 2020 , pp. 16-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this work, 222Rn activity, major dissolved ions, and microbial community in ground- and surface waters were investigated to characterize groundwater inflow to the stream located in an urban area, Daejeon, Korea. The measured 222Rn activities in groundwater and stream water ranged from 136 to 231 Bq L-1 and 0.3 to 48.8 Bq L-1, respectively. The spatial distributions of 222Rn activity in the stream strongly suggested groundwater inflow to the stream. The change of geochemical composition of the stream water indicated the effect of groundwater discharge became more pronounced as the stream flows downstream. Furthermore, microbial community composition of the stream water had good similarity to that of groundwater, which is another evidence of groundwater discharge. Although groundwater inflow could not be estimated quantitatively in this study, the results can provide useful information to understand interactions between groundwater and surface water, and determine hydrological processes governing groundwater recharge and hydrogeological cycles of dissolved substances such as nutrients and trace metals.
Keywords
Groundwater inflow; $^{222}Rn$; Hydrogeochemistry; Microbial community analysis; Stream;
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