Hydrochemical Analysis of Ground-Water Flow and Saline Incursion in the Clarendon Basin, Jamaica

Ground Water

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 801-810

  Howard, Ken W F ^b   Mullings, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; CLIMATOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPES; SALINE WATER; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE; SOILS; WATER QUALITY;

ALLUVIAL SOILS; HYDROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; JAMAICA; KARSTIC LIMESTONE AQUIFER;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

EID: 0030241555     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1996.tb02074.x     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Appelo, C.A.J. and W. Geirnaert. 1991. Processes accompanying the intrusion of salt water. In: deBreuck, W. (ed.). Hydrogeology of Salt Water Intrusion. International Assoc. of Hydrogeologists International Contributions to Hydrogeology. v. 11, pp. 291-304.
2. Barcelona, M., J. P. Gibb, J. A. Helfrich, and E. E. Garske. 1985. Practical guide for groundwater sampling. Illinois State Water Survey ISWS Contract Report 374.
3. 86Sr Phanerozoic time. Geology. v. 10, pp. 516-519.
4. Claasen, H. C. 1982. Guidelines and techniques for obtaining water samples that accurately represent the water quality of an aquifer. U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 82-1024. 49 pp.
5. Craig, H. 1961. Isotopic variations in meteoric waters. Science. v. 133, pp. 1702-1703.
6. Fontes, J. Ch. 1980. Environmental isotopes in groundwater hydrology. In: Fritz, P. and J. Ch. Fontes (eds.). Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry. v. 1. The Terrestrial Environment, A. Elsevier, NY. pp. 75-140.
7. Gat, J. R. and Y. Tzur. 1967. Modification of the isotopic composition of rainwater by processes which occur before groundwater recharge. In: Isotopes in Hydrology. IAEA, Vienna. pp. 49-60.
8. Ghyben, W. B. 1888. Nota in verband met de voorgenomen putboring nabij Amsterdam. Tijdschrift van let Koninklijk Inst. van ing. The Hague, Netherlands. pp. 8-22.
9. Goldberg, E. D., W. S. Broecker, M. G. Gross, and K. K. Turekian. 1971. Marine chemistry. In: Radioactivity in the Marine Environment. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. pp. 137-146.
10. Gonfiantini, R., G. Gallo, B. R. Payne, and C. B. Taylor. 1976. Environmental isotopes and hydrochemistry in groundwater of Gran Canaria. In: Interpretation of Environmental Isotope and Hydrochemical Data in Groundwater Hydrology. IAEA, Vienna. pp. 159-170.
11. Herzberg, A. 1901. Die Wasserversorgung einiger Nordseebader. Journal Gasbeleuchtung und Wasserversorgung (Munich). v. 44, pp. 815-819, 842-844.
12. Howard, K.W.F. and J. W. Lloyd. 1983. Major ion chemical characterization of coastal saline groundwaters. Ground Water. v. 21, pp. 429-437.
13. Howard, K.W.F. 1987. Beneficial aspects of sea-water intrusion. Ground Water. v. 25, no. 4, pp. 398-406.
14. Jones, L. M., R. L. Walker, S. E. Kesler, and J. F. Lewis. 1979. Strontium isotope geochemistry of Late Cretaceous granodiorites, Jamaica and Haiti, Greater Antilles. Earth and Planetary Letters. v. 43, pp. 112-116.
15. Land, L. S. 1991. Some aspects of the late Cenozoic evolution of north Jamaica as revealed by strontium isotope stratigraphy. Jour. Geol. Soc. Jamaica. v. 28, pp. 45-48.
16. Mullings, E. A-M. 1993. The use of hydrochemistry and environmental isotopes to characterize and determine the source and hydrodynamics of the saline groundwaters of the Clarendon Basin, Jamaica. M.Sc. thesis, Dept. Geology, Univ. Toronto.
17. Parkhurst, D. L., D. C. Thorstenson, and L. N. Plummer. 1980. PHREEQE - A computer program for geochemical calculations. U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations 80-96. 210 pp.
18. Robinson, E. 1971. Late tertiary erosion surface and Pleistocene sea levels in Jamaica. Transactions, 7th Caribbean Geological Conference. pp. 213-221.
19. Rushton, K. R. 1980. Differing positions of saline interface in aquifers and observation boreholes. Journal Hydrology. v. 48, pp. 185-189.
20. United Nations Development Program, Food and Agricultural Organization (UNDP-FAO). 1974. Development and management of water resources - Jamaica-Rio Minho-Milk River Basin. AGL: DP/JAM/70/512 Technical Report I/I and Annex I-VI.
21. Wadge, G., S. Brookes, and M. Royall. 1983. Structure models of the lower Vere Plains, Jamaica. Jour. Geol. Soc. of Jamaica. v. 22, pp. 1-6.
22. Wadge, G. and T. Dixon. 1984. A geologic interpretation of SEASAT-SAR imagery of Jamiaca. Jour. Geol. v. 92, pp. 561-581.
23. White, M. 1980. Saline intrusion of the karstic limestone aquifer in the Lower Rio Cobre Basin, Jamaica. Jour. Geol. Soc. v. 19.
24. White, M. 1985. Groundwater movement and storage in karstic limestone aquifers of Jamaica. Jour. Geol. Soc. Jamaica. v. 23, pp. 1-16.
25. Yurtsever, Y. 1975. Worldwide survey of stable isotopes in precipitation. Rep. Sect. Isotope Hydrol., IAEA, Vienna. pp. 567-585.
26. Zans, V. A., L. J. Chubb, H. R. Versey, J. B. Williams, E. Robinson, and D. L. Cooke. 1962. Synopsis of the geology of Jamaica. Geol. Survey Dept., Jamaica. Bulletin No. 4. 72 pp.