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DOI | 10.1007/s11004-012-9383-8 |
Multiphase Transport of Tritium in Unsaturated Porous Media-Bare and Vegetated Soils | |
Jimenez-Martinez, J.1,2; Tamoh, K.2; Candela, L.2; Elorza, F. J.3; Hunkeler, D.4 | |
通讯作者 | Jimenez-Martinez, J. |
来源期刊 | MATHEMATICAL GEOSCIENCES
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ISSN | 1874-8961 |
EISSN | 1874-8953 |
出版年 | 2012 |
卷号 | 44期号:2页码:187-208 |
英文摘要 | Tritium is a short-lived radioactive isotope (T (1/2)=12.33 yr) produced naturally in the atmosphere by cosmic radiation but also released into the atmosphere and hydrosphere by nuclear activities (nuclear power stations, radioactive waste disposal). Tritium of natural or anthropogenic origin may end up in soils through tritiated rain, and may eventually appear in groundwater. Tritium in groundwater can be re-emitted to the atmosphere through the vadose zone. The tritium concentration in soil varies sharply close to the ground surface and is very sensitive to many interrelated factors like rainfall amount, evapotranspiration rate, rooting depth and water table position, rendering the modeling a rather complex task. Among many existing codes, SOLVEG is a one-dimensional numerical model to simulate multiphase transport through the unsaturated zone. Processes include tritium diffusion in both, gas and liquid phase, advection and dispersion for tritium in liquid phase, radioactive decay and equilibrium partitioning between liquid and gas phase. For its application with bare or vegetated (perennial vegetation or crops) soil surfaces and shallow or deep groundwater levels (contaminated or non-contaminated aquifer) the model has been adapted in order to include ground cover, root growth and root water uptake. The current work describes the approach and results of the modeling of a tracer test with tritiated water (7.3x10(8) Bq m(-3)) in a cultivated soil with an underlying 14 m deep unsaturated zone (non-contaminated). According to the simulation results, the soil’s natural attenuation process is governed by evapotranspiration and tritium re-emission. The latter process is due to a tritium concentration gradient between soil air and an atmospheric boundary layer at the soil surface. Re-emission generally occurs during night time, since at day time it is coupled with the evaporation process. Evapotranspiration and re-emission removed considerable quantities of tritium and limited penetration of surface-applied tritiated water in the vadose zone to no more than similar to 1-2 m. After a period of 15 months tritium background concentration in soil was attained. |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | France ; Spain ; Switzerland |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000300294500005 |
WOS关键词 | DESERT SOILS ; WATER ; ATMOSPHERE ; MOISTURE ; CONTAMINATION ; EVAPORATION ; REEMISSION ; SATURATION ; MOVEMENT ; TRACERS |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications |
WOS研究方向 | Geology ; Mathematics |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/174041 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Rennes 1, CNRS, Geosci Rennes UMR 6118, F-35042 Rennes, France; 2.Tech Univ Catalonia, Dept Geotech Engn & Geosci, Barcelona 08034, Spain; 3.Tech Univ Madrid, Dept Geol Engn, Madrid 28003, Spain; 4.Univ Neuchatel, Ctr Hydrogeol & Geotherm, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Jimenez-Martinez, J.,Tamoh, K.,Candela, L.,et al. Multiphase Transport of Tritium in Unsaturated Porous Media-Bare and Vegetated Soils[J],2012,44(2):187-208. |
APA | Jimenez-Martinez, J.,Tamoh, K.,Candela, L.,Elorza, F. J.,&Hunkeler, D..(2012).Multiphase Transport of Tritium in Unsaturated Porous Media-Bare and Vegetated Soils.MATHEMATICAL GEOSCIENCES,44(2),187-208. |
MLA | Jimenez-Martinez, J.,et al."Multiphase Transport of Tritium in Unsaturated Porous Media-Bare and Vegetated Soils".MATHEMATICAL GEOSCIENCES 44.2(2012):187-208. |
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