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Organic carbon isotope geochemistry of clayey deposits and their associated porewaters, southern Alberta.
J. Hydrol. 120, 251-270 (1990)
The organic carbon cycle of slowly permeable, clayey glacial till deposits in the Western Interior Great Plains, southern Alberta, was investigated by examining the relationship between solid organic matter (SOM) in the till sediments and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the till porewaters. Geochemically, the tills can be divided into two distinct zones: an upper oxidized (low SOM) till zone, and a lower unoxidized (high SOM) till zone. Till porewaters in both zones are characterized by high DOC contents. Radiocarbon dating and comparison of SOM and DOC fractions suggest DOC in the deep unoxidized zone originated during deglaciation, and is probably representative of groundwater ages in this till zone. In the oxidized zone, DOC originates from variable mixtures of soluble organic matter emplaced during deglaciation, and Cretaceous age coal fragments in this till zone. SOM in the upper till zone was mainly oxidized to CO2 gas during lowered water table conditions of the Altithermal climatic period. The subsurface production of fossil CO2 gas has serious implications for using the conventional dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) 14C groundwater dating method in these clayey till porewaters.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0022-1694
e-ISSN
1879-2707
Journal
Journal of Hydrology
Quellenangaben
Volume: 120,
Issue: 1-4,
Pages: 251-270
Publisher
Elsevier
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institut für Hydrologie