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Radon and stable nuclides were used as a tracer of groundwater/surface water interaction study in a artificial groundwater recharge system near Nakdong river in Korea. The 222Rn concentration at the observation well groundwater was decreased. The activity variation of each monitoring wells during short and long term experiment were 6.5–12.4 Bq/L at OBS-1, 3.8–6.8 Bq/L at OBS-2, 30.9–55.9 Bq/L at OBS-3, 5.9–25.5 Bq/L at OBS-4, 22.1–34.6 Bq/L at OBS-5 and 7.1–28.3 Bq/L at OBS-6. The 222Rn concentration of OBS-1 and 5 were decrease about 35 % but OBS-6 was increased.
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This research was supported by the Basic Research Project (14-3211) of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of Korea.
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Yoon, Y.Y., Kim, Y.C., Lee, K.Y. et al. 222Rn and stable nuclides as natural tracers in an artificial recharge system. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 306, 649–654 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4182-6
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