THE POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF RADIOISOTOPE TECHNOLOGY TO WATER RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS AND UTILIZATION

摘要

The fields discussed include the use of radionuclear techniques in the chemical, physical and biological analysis of water, in the tracing of surface water and subsurface water, including soil moisture, in the treatment and tracing of domestic and industrial water supplies and wastes, and in the tracing of sediment. Special attention is given to the use of tritium and natural carbon-14 for tracing water and to the use of neutron absorption and neutron activation of stable tracers in water. A discussion of the use of cheats to stabilize radionuclear tracers in solution is also included. To supplement the references which are included in each section an annotated bibliography of relevant books and technical papers has been prepared.