The potential for using stable isotopes for solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town area

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dc.contributor.advisorHarris, Chrisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOom, Bruce Michaelen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1997en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the potential for using the stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen from surface water and shallow aquifer water in solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town metropolitan region. Three different water groups were chosen for detailed analysis, namely groundwater, springwater and reservoir water destined to join the mains water supply system. The stable isotope composition of groundwater and springwater were assumed to be fairly constant throughout the year, and were thus sampled only once. The reservoir waters were subject to evaporation effects, which result in isotope fractionation. The reservoir waters were sampled at the end of summer (9th April 1996), and near the end of winter (14th August 1996), in order to identify any seasonal isotope variations in the reservoir water isotope values. Reservoir water was sampled before and after the mains water treatment process, to identify any effect water treatment had on the isotope composition of the water. The two effects of water treatment and seasonal variation were determined simultaneously. Chemical analyses (pH, electrical conductivity, alkalinity, major anions and cations) of many of the water samples were performed to investigate the potential for correlating isotope values with chemical concentrations, and for using chemical analyses to complement or supplement isotope studies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationOom, B. M. (1997). <i>The potential for using stable isotopes for solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town area</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19681en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOom, Bruce Michael. <i>"The potential for using stable isotopes for solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town area."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19681en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOom, B. 1997. The potential for using stable isotopes for solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town area. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Oom, Bruce Michael AB - This thesis investigates the potential for using the stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen from surface water and shallow aquifer water in solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town metropolitan region. Three different water groups were chosen for detailed analysis, namely groundwater, springwater and reservoir water destined to join the mains water supply system. The stable isotope composition of groundwater and springwater were assumed to be fairly constant throughout the year, and were thus sampled only once. The reservoir waters were subject to evaporation effects, which result in isotope fractionation. The reservoir waters were sampled at the end of summer (9th April 1996), and near the end of winter (14th August 1996), in order to identify any seasonal isotope variations in the reservoir water isotope values. Reservoir water was sampled before and after the mains water treatment process, to identify any effect water treatment had on the isotope composition of the water. The two effects of water treatment and seasonal variation were determined simultaneously. Chemical analyses (pH, electrical conductivity, alkalinity, major anions and cations) of many of the water samples were performed to investigate the potential for correlating isotope values with chemical concentrations, and for using chemical analyses to complement or supplement isotope studies. DA - 1997 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1997 T1 - The potential for using stable isotopes for solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town area TI - The potential for using stable isotopes for solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town area UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19681 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19681
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOom BM. The potential for using stable isotopes for solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town area. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 1997 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19681en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherGeological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.titleThe potential for using stable isotopes for solving urban geohydrological problems in the Cape Town areaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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