Magaritz, M. - Isotope Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Major, E. - Isotope Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Kafri, U. - Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
The origin of ions in the groundwater of the western and central Galilee (W.C.G.) aquifer is attributed to the dissolution of carbonate rock. Similar chemical compositions have been obtained in laboratory experiments that simulated natural conditions. The field and experimental data indicate the time dependency of ionic composition. A linear correlation was found between the Mg2+ concentration and the aquifer decay time. The kinetic factors of the W.C.G. groundwater were found to resemble other carbonate-aquifer waters, e.g., in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
