Isotope Evidence of Rainfall and Groundwater for Tracing Recharge Areas in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, Thailand
This study was conducted in the districts of Kaeng Khoi and Muang, located in the center of Saraburi province, Central Thailand. The purpose was to use a stable isotope technique to identify recharge areas where rainfall infiltrates. Analysis of stable isotopes in groundwater, surface water and rai...
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This study was conducted in the districts of Kaeng Khoi and Muang, located in the center of Saraburi province, Central Thailand. The purpose was to use a stable isotope technique to identify recharge areas where rainfall infiltrates. Analysis of stable isotopes in groundwater, surface water and rainwater were conducted in September 2014. Isotope compositions of groundwater were found to have δD values that ranged from -37.55‰ to -48.04‰ while δ18O values ranged from -5.30‰ to -7.34‰. The Local Meteoric Water Line (LMWL) in the study area was indistinguishable from the Bangkok Local Meteoric Water Line (BKK LMWL), and the stable isotope values of rainwater in area were more depleted than BKK LMWL. The isotope compositions of surface water revealed that the effect of evaporation could divide the groundwater into two groups, with the first group locally receiving rainfall and the second group interacting directly with surface water. Therefore, care must be taken to prevent groundwater contamination in the latter group due to polluted surface water caused by human activities.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b44e8b6f173e49398049c567d3cb40082022-12-22T03:46:48ZengEnvironmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn UniversityApplied Environmental Research2287-07412287-075X2016-11-01383Isotope Evidence of Rainfall and Groundwater for Tracing Recharge Areas in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, ThailandWanlapa Wisittammasri0Srilert Chotpantarat1Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandFaculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand This study was conducted in the districts of Kaeng Khoi and Muang, located in the center of Saraburi province, Central Thailand. The purpose was to use a stable isotope technique to identify recharge areas where rainfall infiltrates. Analysis of stable isotopes in groundwater, surface water and rainwater were conducted in September 2014. Isotope compositions of groundwater were found to have δD values that ranged from -37.55‰ to -48.04‰ while δ18O values ranged from -5.30‰ to -7.34‰. The Local Meteoric Water Line (LMWL) in the study area was indistinguishable from the Bangkok Local Meteoric Water Line (BKK LMWL), and the stable isotope values of rainwater in area were more depleted than BKK LMWL. The isotope compositions of surface water revealed that the effect of evaporation could divide the groundwater into two groups, with the first group locally receiving rainfall and the second group interacting directly with surface water. Therefore, care must be taken to prevent groundwater contamination in the latter group due to polluted surface water caused by human activities. https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/saujournalst/www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/aer/article/view/72019GroundwaterKaeng Khoi DistrictRechargeStable isotope |
| spellingShingle | Wanlapa Wisittammasri Srilert Chotpantarat Isotope Evidence of Rainfall and Groundwater for Tracing Recharge Areas in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, Thailand Applied Environmental Research Groundwater Kaeng Khoi District Recharge Stable isotope |
| title | Isotope Evidence of Rainfall and Groundwater for Tracing Recharge Areas in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, Thailand |
| title_full | Isotope Evidence of Rainfall and Groundwater for Tracing Recharge Areas in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Isotope Evidence of Rainfall and Groundwater for Tracing Recharge Areas in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isotope Evidence of Rainfall and Groundwater for Tracing Recharge Areas in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, Thailand |
| title_short | Isotope Evidence of Rainfall and Groundwater for Tracing Recharge Areas in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, Thailand |
| title_sort | isotope evidence of rainfall and groundwater for tracing recharge areas in kaeng khoi district saraburi province thailand |
| topic | Groundwater Kaeng Khoi District Recharge Stable isotope |
| url | https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/saujournalst/www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/aer/article/view/72019 |
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