Sample Collection for Noble Gas Measurements

Marcel Dekker, Inc. 270 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 

The number of laboratories that measure noble gases in water samples is slowly but steadily increasing. The know-how is actually available in most laboratories that do potassium argon dating of rocks. Because of increased demand from field hydrochemists, more laboratories are willing to enter the domain of noble gas hydrology. Eventually, noble gas measurements will become as routine as 5D, 5lsO, tritium, or 14C measurements. 

Exercise 13.1 Fill in the missing data of air solubility, at sea level (in cc STP/ cc water)  

Exercise 13.2 What is the solubility of the five noble gases at 5 °C and 1500 

Exercise 13.4 A coastal spring emerges at 32 °C and contains 3.7 x 10 4 cc STP Ar/cc water. What is the minimum depth of circulation of the water in the saturated zone  

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