<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A comparison of two methods of radiocarbon age determination of groundwater is presented. The simplest Pearson model and the <italic>“user-defined”</italic> option of the NETPATH program were considered. Both methods were used to determine the age of water from a PZ-2 piezometer that is situated in the foreground of chamber Z-32 in Wieliczka Salt Mine. Results of these calculations clearly demonstrate that <sup>14</sup>C ages obtained by the Pearson model can be significantly overestimated in comparison with those determined by the NETPATH code. Without additional data, such as the stable isotope composition of the water, conclusions on the age of the groundwater based solely on the Pearson model may be highly inadequate.</p></abstract>

A comparison of two methods of radiocarbon age determination of groundwater is presented. The simplest Pearson model and the “user-defined” option of the NETPATH program were considered. Both methods were used to determine the age of water from a PZ-2 piezometer that is situated in the foreground of chamber Z-32 in Wieliczka Salt Mine. Results of these calculations clearly demonstrate that 14C ages obtained by the Pearson model can be significantly overestimated in comparison with those determined by the NETPATH code. Without additional data, such as the stable isotope composition of the water, conclusions on the age of the groundwater based solely on the Pearson model may be highly inadequate.

Radiocarbon dating of groundwater from a PZ-2 piezometer located in the foreground of Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland

AGH – University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science

Geologos

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A comparison of two methods of radiocarbon age determination of groundwater is presented. The simplest Pearson model and the “user-defined” option of the...

Radiocarbon dating of groundwater from a PZ-2 piezometer located in the foreground of Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 187 - 192

Received: Mar 25, 2019

Accepted: Jul 26, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logos-2019-0020

Keywords
groundwater age, Pearson model, NETPATH program

© 2019 Marek Duliński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Radiocarbon dating of groundwater from a PZ-2 piezometer located in the foreground of Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 187 - 192

Received: Mar 25, 2019

Accepted: Jul 26, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logos-2019-0020

Keywordsgroundwater age, Pearson model, NETPATH program

© 2019 Marek Duliński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
groundwater age, Pearson model, NETPATH program