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The aim of the present study is to characterize the distribution of the 238U decay series radionuclides, focusing on uranium, radium, in the cold, lukewarm and thermal karst waters in the Bükk region. This is a novel approach to characterize fluids and understand their mixing in regional discharge zones of carbonate aquifers. Based on the measurements, simple flow system, without mixing, is supposed, and the elevated radium content might be connected to hydrocarbon reservoir fluids. The results may support the improvement of protection strategies of springs and wells involved in water supply.
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This research was supported by the European Union and the State of Hungary, co-financed by the European Social Fund in the framework of TÁMOP-4.2.4.A/2-11/1-2012-0001 ‘National Excellence Program’. The research is connected to the TÁMOP-4.2.2/A-11/1-KONV-2012-0049 “WELL aHEAD” project at the University of Miskolc.
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Erőss, A., Surbeck, H., Csondor, K. et al. Radionuclides in the waters of the Bükk region, Hungary. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 303, 2529–2533 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3802-x
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