Establishing constraints on groundwater ages with 36Cl, 14C, 3H, and noble gases: A case study in the eastern Paris basin, France

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-142

  Lavastre, Véronique ^a,b,f   Salle, Corinne Le Gal La ^a,c   Michelot, Jean Luc ^d   Giannesini, Sophie ^a,c   Benedetti, Lucilla ^a   Lancelot, Joël ^a,c   Lavielle, Bernard ^b   Massault, Marc ^d   Thomas, Bertrand ^b   Gilabert, Eric ^b   Bourlès, Didier ^a   Clauer, Norbert ^e   Agrinier, Pierre ^f  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES NUCLÉAIRES DE BORDEAUX GRADIGNAN   (France)

^c Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INERT GASES; ISOTOPES; LIME; LIMESTONE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CALLOVO-OXFORDIAN CLAYS; CONFINEMENT PROPERTIES; GROUNDWATER RESIDENCE TIME; LIMESTONE AQUIFERS; LONG RESIDENCE TIME; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NOBLE GAS TEMPERATURES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CHLORIDE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIMESTONE; NOBLE GAS; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; TRACER; WATER QUALITY;

FRANCE; PARIS BASIN;

EID: 72549087908     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

References (73)

1. Aeschbach-Hertig, W., 1994. Helium und Tritium als Tracer für physikalische Prozesse in Seen. Diss. ETH No. 10714, ETH Zürich.
2. Aeschbach-Hertig W., Peeters F., Beyerle U., and Kipfer R. Interpretation of dissolved atmospheric noble gases in natural waters. Water Resour. Res. 35 (1999) 2779-2792
3. Aeschbach-Hertig W., Peeters F., Beyerle U., and Kipfer R. Paleotemperature reconstruction from noble gases in groundwater accounting for equilibration with entrapped air. Nature 405 (2000) 1040-1044
4. ANDRA, 2005. Dossier 2005. Référentiel du site de Meuse/Haute-Marne. Andra Report n C. RP. ADS.04.0002, vol. 3.
5. Andrews J.N., Davis S.N., Kabryka-Martin J., Fontes J.Ch., Michelot J.L., Moser H., Smith B., and Wolf M. In situ production of radioisotopes in rock matrices with particular reference to the Stripa granite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 53 (1989) 1803-1815
6. Baran N., Mouveta C., and Négrela Ph. Hydrodynamic and geochemical constraints on pesticide concentrations in the groundwater of an agricultural catchment (Brévilles, France). Environ. Pollut. 148 (2007) 729-738
7. Barthélemy Y., Wendling J., Dewonck S., and Marty B. Site Meuse/Haute-Marne (M.H.M.) Modélisation du système hydrogéologique à différentes échelles. Recherche de cohérence entre modèle hydrogéologique regional et modèle de comportement des gaz rares. In. Etude pour la faisabilité des stockages de déchets radioactifs. Actes des Journées Scientifiques Andra. Actes des Journées Scientifiques Andra, Nancy, December 1999. EDP Sciences (2001) 113-153
8. 36 Cl flux in the GRIP ice core Greenland. Science 279 (1998) 1330-1332
9. Bentley, H.W., Davis, S.N., 1982. Applications of AMS to hydrology. In: Kutschera, M. (Ed.), 2nd Annl. Symp. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry. Argonne National Laboratories, USA.
10. 36 Cl in the terrestrial environment. In: Fritz P., and Fontes J.-C. (Eds). Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry vol. 2 (1986), Elsevier, Amsterdam 427-480
11. Beyerle U., Purtschert R., Aeschbach-Hertig W., Imboden D.M., Loosli H.H., Wieler R., and Kipfer R. Climate and groundwater recharge during the last glaciation in an ice-covered region. Science 282 (1998) 731-734
12. Bigler, T., Ihly, B., Lehman, B.E., Waber, H.N., Vinsot, A., Latoui, K., Tolstikhin, I., Gautschi, A., 2005. Helium production and transport in the low-permeability Callovo-Oxfordian at the Bure site, France. In: Int. Meeting, March 14-18, 2005, Tours, France. Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement, Abstract vol. 121.
13. Blavoux B., Dray M., Fehri A., Olive P., Gröning M., Sonntag C., Hauquin J.-P., Pelissier G., and Pouchan F. Palaeoclimatic and hydrodynamic approach to the Aquitaine basin deep aquifer (France) by means of environmental isotopes and noble gases. Isotope Techniques in the Study of Past and Current Environmental Changes in the Hydrosphere and the Atmosphere (1993), IAEA, Vienna 93-305
14. 14 C during the "Mystery Interval" (17.5 to 14.5 kyr). Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 256 (2007) 90-99
15. Buschaert S., Fourcade S., Cathelineau M., Deloule E., Martineau F., Ayt Ougougdal M., and Trouiller A. Widespread cementation induced by inflow of continental water in the eastern part of the Paris Basin: O and C isotopic study of carbonate cements. Appl. Geochem. 19 (2004) 1201-1215
16. Buschaert S., Giannesini S., Lavastre V., Benedetti L., Gaucher E.C., Lacroix M., Lavielle B., Michelot J.-L., France-Lanord C., Bourles D., Lancelot J., Benabderrahmane H., Dewonck S., and Vinsot A. The contribution of water geochemistry to the understanding of the regional hydrogeological system. Mém. Soc. Géol. Fr. 178 (2007) 91-114
17. Castro M.C., and Jambon A. Noble gases as natural tracers of water circulation in the Paris Basin. 1. Measurements and discussion of their origin and mechanisms of vertical transport in the basin. Water Resour. Res. 34 (1998) 2443-2466
18. 14C ages in simple aquifer systems: implications for groundwater flow and chronologies. Appl. Geochem. 15 (2000) 1137-1167
19. Celle-Jeanton H., Huneau F., Travi Y., and Edmunds W.M. Twenty years of groundwater evolution in the Triassic sandstone aquifer of Lorraine: impacts on baseline water quality. Appl. Geochem. 24 (2009) 1198-1213
20. Clark J.F., Davisson M.L., Hudson G.B., and Macfarlane P.A. Noble gases, stable isotopes, and radiocarbon, as tracers of flow in the Dakota aquifer, Colorado and Kansas. J. Hydrol. 211 (1998) 151-167
21. Cojan I., Brulhet J., Corbonnois J., Devos A., Gargani J., Harmand D., Jaillet S., Jouve A., Laurain M., Lejeune O., Le Roux J., Losson B., Marre A., Moreau M.-G., Ricordel C., Simon-Coinçon R., Stab O., Thiry M., and Voinchet P. Morphological evolution of eastern Paris Basin: "ancient surfaces" and Quaternary incisions. Mém. Soc. Géol. Fr. 178 (2007) 135-155
22. Craig H. Isotopic variations in meteoric waters. Science 133 (1961) 1702-1703
23. Cruchaudet M., Delay J., and Distinguin M. Hydrogeological characterisation of the Oxfordian limestone at the Bure URL. In: Chery L., and de Marsily G. (Eds). Aquifer Systems Management. Darcy's Legacy in a World of Impending Water Shortage vol. 10 (2007) 333-347
24. Davis S.N., Cecil L.D., Zreda M., and Moysey S. Chlorine-36, bromide, and the origin of spring water. Chem. Geol. 179 (2001) 3-16
25. Delay J., and Distinguin M. Hydrogeological investigations in deep wells at the Meuse/Haute-Marne underground research laboratory. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences. Engineering Geology for Infrastructure planning in Europe 104 (2004) 219-225
26. Delay J., Rebours H., Vinsot A., and Robin P. Scientific investigation in deep wells for nuclear waste disposal studies at the Meuse/Haute-Marne underground research laboratory, Northeastern France. clay in natural and engineered barriers for radioactive waste confinement - part 1. Phys Chem Earth Parts A/B/C 32 (2007) 42-57
27. De Marsily G., Gonçalves J., Violette S., and Castro M.-C. Migration mechanisms of radionuclides from a clay repository toward adjacent aquifers and the surface. C.R. Physique 3 (2002) 945-959
28. 238U: Application aux Formations Mésozoïque de l'est du Bassin de Paris, PhD Thesis, Univ. Paris Sud.
29. Deschamps P., Hillaire-Marcel C., Michelot J.L., Doucelance R., Ghaleb B., and Buschaert S. 234U/238U Disequilibrium along stylolitic discontinuities in deep Mesozoic limestone formations of the Eastern Paris basin: evidence for discrete uranium mobility over the last 1-2 million years. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 8 (2004) 35-46
30. 3H et en chlorures des pluies dans le nord-est de la France, Châlons-sur-Marne: relation avec la température et l'origine des masses d'air. Geodin. Acta 4 (1990) 133-140
31. 90Sr in North Atlantic surface water. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 38 (1978) 301-312
32. 13C. Geochemistry of a Middle to Late Pleistocene stalagmite from central-western Italy. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 227 (2004) 215-229
33. Fauquette S., Guiot J., and Suc J.-P. A method for climatic reconstruction of the Mediterranean Pliocene using pollen data. Palaeogeogr. Palaeocl. 144 (1998) 183-201
34. 14 C activity of the total dissolved carbon: a review of the existing models and a new approach. Water Resour. Res. 15 (1979) 399-413
35. Gaucher E., Robelin C., Matray J.M., Négrel G., Gros Y., Heitz J.F., Vinsot A., Rebours H., Cassagnabère A., and Bouchet A. ANDRA underground research laboratory: interpretation of the mineralogical and geochemical data acquired in the Callovian-Oxfordian formation by investigative drilling. Phys. Chem. Earth 29 (2004) 55-77
36. Giannesini, S., 2006. Géochimie isotopique couplée des eaux des formations argileuses et calcaires du site Andra de Meuse/Haute-Marne. PhD Thesis. Univ. Paul Cezanne, Aix-Marseille, France.
37. Giannesini, S., Lancelot, J., France-Lanord, C., Guilmette, C., Buschaert, S., 2005. O, H and Sr isotopes in formation waters of Jurassic limestones from the eastern part of the Paris Basin and consequences. In: Int. Meeting, March 14-18, 2005, Tours, France. Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement. Abstract Vol. 433-434.
38. Godon A., Jendrzejewski N., Eggenkamp H.G.M., Banks D.A., Ader M., Coleman M.L., and Pineau F. A cross-calibration of chlorine isotopic measurements and suitability of seawater as the international reference material. Chem. Geol. 207 (2004) 1-12
39. Gonfiantini R., and Zuppi G.M. Carbon exchange rate of DIC in karst groundwater. Chem. Geol. 197 (2003) 319-336
40. Gonzales-Donoso J.M., Serrano F., and Linares D. Sea surface temperature during the Quaternary at ODP sites 976 and 975 western Mediterranean. Palaeogeogr. Palaeocl. 162 (2000) 17-44
41. Guendouz A., and Michelot J.L. Chlorine-36 dating of deep groundwater from Northern Sahara. J. Hydrol. 328 3-4 (2006) 572-580
42. Guiter F., Andrieu-Ponel V., De Beaulieu J.-L., Cheddadi R., Calvez M., Ponel P., Reille M., Keller T., and Goeury C. The last climatic cycles in Western Europe: a comparison between long continuous lacustrine sequences from France and other terrestrial records. Quatern. Int. 111 (2003) 59-74
43. Heaton T.H.E., and Vogel J.C. "Excess air" in groundwater. J. Hydrol. 50 (1981) 201-216
44. Jean-Baptiste P., Baumier D., Fourré E., Dapoigny A., and Clavel B. The distribution of tritium in the terrestrial and aquatic environments of the Creys-Malville nuclear power plant (2002-2005). J. Environ. Radioactiv. 94 (2007) 107-118
45. Kandiano E.S., Bauch H.A., and Müller A. Sea surface temperature variability in the North Atlantic during the last two glacial-interglacial cycles: comparison of faunal, oxygen isotopic, and Mg/Ca-derived records. Palaeogeogr. Palaeocl. 204 (2004) 145-164
46. Kaufmann R., Long A., Bentley H.W., and Davis S.N. Natural chlorine isotopes variations. Nature 309 (1988) 338-340
47. Lal D., and Peters B. In: Sitte K. (Ed). Handbuch des Physik Vol. 46 (1967), Springer-Verlag, Berlin
48. 37Cl evidence. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69 (2005) 4949-4961
49. Lebon P., and Mouroux B. Knowledge of the three French underground laboratory sites. Engin. Geol. 52 (1999) 251-256
50. Long A., Eastoe C.J., Kaufmann R.S., Martin J.G., Wirt L., and Finley J.B. High-precision measurement of chlorine stable isotope ratios. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 57 (1993) 2907-2912
51. Maloszewski, P., Zuber, A., 1996. Lumped parameter models for interpretation of environmental tracer data. Manual on Mathematical Models in Isotope Hydrogeology, IAEA-TECDOC 910, IAEA, Vienna, 9-58.
52. Marty B., Dewonck S., and France-Lanord C. Geochemical evidence for efficient aquifer isolation over geological timeframes. Nature 425 (2003) 55-58
53. Marty B., Torgersen T., Meynier V., O'Nions R.K., and de Marsily G. Helium isotope fluxes and groundwater ages in the dogger aquifer, Paris Basin. Water Resour. Res. 29 (1993) 1025-1035
54. Matray J.M., Lambert M., and Fontes J.Ch. Stable isotope conservation and origin of saline waters from the Middle Jurassic aquifer of the Paris Basin, France. Appl. Geochem. 9 (1994) 297-309
55. Matray J.M., Meunier A., Thomas M., and Fontes J.Ch. Les eaux de formation du Trias et du Dogger du Bassin Parisien: effets diagenétiques sur les réservoirs. Bull. Soc. Nat. Elf-Aquitaine Production 13 (1989) 484-504
56. Menjoz A., and Lambert M. Hydrodynamique des aquifères profonds et incidence des effets de densité. Hydrogéologie 4 (1991) 311-320
57. 22Ne ratios. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67 (2002) 587-600
58. Phillips F. Chlorine-36. In: Cook P., and Herczeg A.L. (Eds). Environmental Tracers in Subsurface Hydrology (2000), Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht 99-348
59. Pinti D.L., and Marty B. Noble gases in crude oils from the Paris basin, France-implications for the origin of fluids and constraints on oil-water interactions. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59 (1995) 3389-3404
60. Pinti D.L., and Marty B. The origin of helium in deep sedimentary aquifers and the problem of dating very old groundwaters. In: Panell J. (Ed). Dating and Duration of Fluid Flow and Fluid-Rock Interaction (1998), Geological Society, London 3-68 special publication. 144
61. Pinti D.L., Marty B., and Andrews J.N. Atmosphere-derived noble gas evidence for the preservation of ancient waters in sedimentary basins. Geology 25 (1997) 111-114
62. Ravazzi C., and Rossignol-Strick M. Vegetation change in climatic cycle of Early Pleistocene age in the Leffe Basin Northern Italy. Palaeogeogr. Palaeocl. 117 (1995) 105-122
63. Smith S.P., and Kennedy B.M. The solubility of noble gases in water and in NaCl brine. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 47 (1983) 503-515
64. 4He in groundwater. In: Cook P., and Herczeg A.L. (Eds). Environmental Tracers in Subsurface Hydrology (2000), Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht 99-348
65. Stute M., Sonntag C., Deak J., and Schlosser P. Helium in deep circulating groundwater in the Great Hungarian Plain: flow dynamics and crustal and mantle helium fluxes. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 56 (1992) 2051-2067
66. 4He degassing flux. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 49 (1985) 2425-2452
67. Turekian K., Nozaki Y., and Benninger L.K. Geochemistry of atmospheric radon and radon products. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 5 (1977) 227-255
68. Unterweger M.P., and Lucas L.L. Calibration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology tritiated-water standards. Appl. Radiat. Isotopes 52 (2000) 527-531
69. Walker W.W., Parrington J.R., and Feiner F. Nuclides and Isotopes, Chart of the Nuclides. 14th ed. (1989), General Electric Co., San Jose
70. Worden R.H., and Matray J.M. Cross-formational flow in the Paris basin. Basin Res. 7 (1995) 53-66
71. Zaikowski A., Kosanke B.J., and Hubbard N. Noble gas composition of deep brines from Palo-Duro Basin, Texas. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 51 (1987) 73-84
72. Zuber A., Weise S.M., Osenbrück K., Pajnowska H., and Grabczak J. Age and recharge pattern of water in the Oligocene of the Mazovian basin as indicated by environmental tracers. J. Hydrol. 233 (2000) 174-188
73. Zuber A., Weise S.M., Motyka J., Osenbrück, and Rozanski K. Age and flow pattern of groundwater in a Jurassic limestone aquifer and related Tertiary sands derived from combined isotope, noble gas and chemical data. J. Hydrol. 286 (2004) 87-112