NATURAL TRACERS IN RECENT GROUNDWATERS FROM DIFFERENT ALPINE AQUIFERS

KILCHMANN S. / PARRIAUX A. / WABER H. N. / et al. - ARTICLE DE PERIODIQUE - 2004

Groundwater with underground residence times between days and a few years have been investigated over more than 20 years from 487 remote sites located in different aquifer types in the Alpine belt. Analysis of the data reveals that groundwaters evolved in crystalline, evaporite, carbonate, molasse, and flysch aquifers can be clearly distinguished based on their major and trace element composition and degree of mineralisation.