Tritium as a Short-Term Age Indicator

When the anthropogenic tritium was noticed, hopes arose that the specific tritium pulses, contributed by the individual tests, would provide a way to accurately date groundwater. However, it turned out that the input values in precipitation varied considerably from one location to another and from one season and year to the next. In addition, complicated mixing takes place in each aquifer, and the mode and extent of mixing of each year s recharge 

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