Using noble-gas and stable-isotope data to determine groundwater origin and flow regimes: Application to the Ceneri Base Tunnel (Switzerland)

Tomonaga, Yama and Marzocchi, Roberto and Pera Ibarguren, Sebastian and Pfeifer, Hans-Rudolf and Kipfer, Rolf and Decrouy, Laurent and Vennemann, Torsten (2017) Using noble-gas and stable-isotope data to determine groundwater origin and flow regimes: Application to the Ceneri Base Tunnel (Switzerland). Journal of Hydrology, 545. pp. 395-409. ISSN 0022-1694

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Abstract

Tunnel drilling provides a unique opportunity to sample and study deep groundwaters that are otherwise difficult to access. Understanding deep groundwater flow is of primary importance in assessing the possible impacts of tunnelling on hydrogeological systems. During this study, water was sampled for noble-gas analysis from tunnel inflows in the AlpTransit Ceneri Base Tunnel (Canton Ticino, southern Switzerland), which passes through an area mainly characterized by metamorphic rocks (gneiss). Furthermore, water was sampled from springs located in the same geological environment.

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