Hidrología isotópica, herramienta nuclear para la gestión sostenible del recurso hídrico

PERALTA VITAL, JOSÉ LUIS; GIL CASTILLO, REINALDO; DAPEÑA, CRISTINA; VALDEZ GONZALEZ, LOURDES; OLIVERA ACOSTA, JORGE; MOREJÓN MIRANDA, YILIAN MARIA

Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

Centro de Investigaciones Hidráulicas, Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría, Cujae

Lugar: La Habana; Año: 2015 vol. 36 p. 57 - 72

1680-0338

Management and protection of the ground water requires a planned use of the aquifer, considering the social and economic factors of the environment without causing damages in quality and quantity. The karstic aquifer of the sub-basin Artemisa-Quivicán, which supports food production for Artemisa and Havana counties, has been characterised through the nuclear techniques application (isotopic hydrology). Three investigation stages were developed: the design and definition of the optimized network for the isotopic and physicochemical monitoring of ground and surface waters; the isotopic characterization (tritium, dissolved oxygen, deuterium) and physicochemical characterization (chemical macro-components, physical and quality parameters) of the sub-basin water and of registered precipitations in the region; and finally the identification of the possible contamination sources in the sub-basin.