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Water Tracing Tests and Public Health in Karst Areas

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Karst Groundwater Contamination and Public Health

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Water tracing using injected fluorescent dyes or salts is an established method to study water movement in karst aquifers. The tests determine connections between points where water sinks and reappears in springs and wells. Quantitative monitoring of tracer concentration at the resurgences over time can also help predict the rate of movement of contaminants or pathogens through the aquifers. Tracer tests have been used to document the source of waterborne illnesses in karst areas since 1872.

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  1. Karst Waters Institute, PO Box 356, Warm Springs, VA, 24484, USA

    William K. Jones

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  1. Geosciences Department, The Pennsylvania State University Geosciences Department, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

    William B. White

  2. University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Janet S. Herman

  3. Bucknell University, Department of Geology Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA

    Ellen K. Herman

  4. US Environmental Protection Agency , Washington, DC, USA

    Marian Rutigliano

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Jones, W.K. (2018). Water Tracing Tests and Public Health in Karst Areas. In: White, W., Herman, J., Herman, E., Rutigliano, M. (eds) Karst Groundwater Contamination and Public Health. Advances in Karst Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51070-5_13

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