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Study of mineral water resources from the Eastern Carpathians using stable isotopes
Author(s) -
Magdas Dana A.,
Cuna Stela M.,
Berdea Petre,
Balas Gabriela,
Cuna Cornel,
Dordai Edina,
Falub Mihaela C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/rcm.4126
Subject(s) - meteoric water , mineral water , groundwater recharge , mineral , chemistry , igneous rock , stable isotope ratio , geochemistry , mineral resource classification , spring (device) , groundwater , deuterium , mineralogy , geology , aquifer , archaeology , geography , mechanical engineering , physics , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , engineering
The Eastern Carpathians contain many mineral water springs that feed famous Romanian health resorts such as Borsec, Biborteni and Vatra Dornei. These waters have been used for their different therapeutic effects. In this work, mineral and spring waters from these Romanian regions were investigated by means of chemical and isotopic ( δ D and δ 18 O) analyses in order to understand the recharge mechanisms and also to determine their origins. Most of the investigated springs are of meteoric origin, having the average deuterium content of the local meteoric water. The higher 18 O content with respect to the Meteoric Water Line (MWL) indicated an exchange reaction with crystalline igneous rocks at depth and with other rocks that the water encounters on its journey back to the surface. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.