Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6371-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6371-2018
Research article
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10 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2018

Caffeine vs. carbamazepine as indicators of wastewater pollution in a karst aquifer

Noam Zach Dvory, Yakov Livshitz, Michael Kuznetsov, Eilon Adar, Guy Gasser, Irena Pankratov, Ovadia Lev, and Alexander Yakirevich

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This research is paramount given the significance of karst aquifers as essential drinking water sources. While CBZ is considered conservative, CAF is subject to sorption and degradation, and therefore each of these two pollutants can be considered effective tracers for specific assessment of aquifer contamination. The model presented in this paper shows how each of the mentioned contaminants could serve as a better tool for aquifer contamination characterization and its treatment.