Abstract
The chemical characteristics and age dating of the thermal springwater developed recently in Chullabukdo were investigated. The temperature range of the thermal springwater was found 27∼29$^{\circ}C$, indicating a low temperature thermal springwater. The concentration of $F^-$ ion in the springwater was found relatively high in the range of 2∼3 ppm, but $NO_3^-$ ion was nearly not detected. The concentration range of $SO_4^{2-}$ ion was 0.02∼23 ppm, among which $SO_4^{2-}$ content of $Y_3$ was found very high compared to that of other springwater, since this site is known as a sulfur spring. $HCO_3^-$ ion content was found 2∼5 times higher than that of groundwater. $Y_1,\;Y_3,\;Y_5,\;Y_2,\;Y_4,\;and\;Y_8$, were classified as $HCO_3^-$ type, $Y_6$ as $CI^-$type, and $Y_7$, as no domonant type by classification diagram for anion and cation facies. From the results of age dating on the basis of the mean tritium level of precipitation and thermal springs, $Y_1$ was identified as the oldest thermal spring (-89 years) and $Y_7$ was identified as -89 years and $Y_7$ was -1 year using dispersive model. The results calculated by two models agreed well each other.
전라북도 내에 최근 새로이 개발된 온천수와 그곳 지하수의 수질 화학적 특성과 연대(나이)에 관하여 연구하였다. 수질 화학적 특성중 온도는 27-29$^{\circ}C$의 미온천이며, $F^-$이온은 평균 2-13ppm으로 매우 높게 나타났고, $NO_3^-$이온은 거의 검출되지 않았다, $SO_4^{2-}$는0.02-23ppm이었으나 이중 유황천으로 알려진 $Y_3$의 $SO_4^{2-}$함량은 다른 지역보다 최소 2배에서 최대 40배 이상 높게 나타났다. Diagram에 의한 분류에서 $Y_1,\;Y_3,\;Y_5,\;Y_2,\;Y_4,\;Y_8$은 $HCO_3^-$형, $Y_6$는 $CI^-$형, $Y_7$은 특징없는 물로 분류되었다. 강수(precipitation)와 온천수의 삼중수소 준위를 기초로 한 연대측정에서 piston flow model에 의해 $Y_1$은 -89년으로 가장 오래된 온천수며, $Y_7$은 -2년으로 가장 최근의 물로 계산되었다. 또한 dispersive model에 의한 값도 $Y_1$은 89년, $Y_7$은 2년된 물로 계산되어 piston flow model값과 거의 같은 결과를 얻었다.
