{"id":173802,"date":"2021-07-08T15:24:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T19:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=173802"},"modified":"2021-08-03T11:22:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T15:22:59","slug":"findings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/findings\/","title":{"rendered":"Findings"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Groundwater\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-groundwater-bar\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-173786\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173786\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173785\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173785\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/project-description\/\">Project Description<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173817\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173817\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/findings\/\">Findings<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173816\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173816\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/videos\/\">Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173815\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/other-resources\/\">Other Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173814\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173814\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/funding\/\">Funding<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/2106201_SNEP_SaltPonds-Update.pdf\">SNEP Salt Ponds Update (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The concentration of radon in coastal waters is a sensitive indicator of groundwater discharge; radon is produced (and lost) from aquifers while it is lost from the water column. Rad7 gives a high spatial resolution of water column radon-222 activities while discrete samples allow us to precisely measure radon activities in wells, porewaters, and surface waters as well as for quantification of Rad7 data.<\/p>\n<p>Electrical resistivity and Ground Penetrating Radar allow us to visualize subsurface properties Preliminary data show a broad spatial distribution of potential SGD sites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Green-Hill-Rad-7-panels.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half_column wp-image-174005\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Green-Hill-Rad-7-panels-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Green-Hill-Rad-7-panels-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Green-Hill-Rad-7-panels-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Green-Hill-Rad-7-panels-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Green-Hill-Rad-7-panels-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Green-Hill-Rad-7-panels-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Green-Hill-Rad-7-panels-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Green-Hill-Rad-7-panels.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half_column wp-image-174006\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/GB_-Rad7Panels.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174022 size-half_column\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/returning-to-the-dock.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174010 size-half_column\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater-500x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater-364x485.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/knee-deep-in-icewater.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cl-panel-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Winter Survey: <\/i><\/b>Brian Caccioppolli captains the boat during an early winter morning departure for the Green Hill Pond survey. Note the thin layer of ice on the pond in the foreground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half_column wp-image-174028\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret_RAD7Panels.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174029 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ninigret-at-sunset.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174030 size-half_column\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ponds_well-site-data.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-174031\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well-364x647.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well-500x889.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well-1000x1778.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/well.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"cl-panel-spacer\">Modeling Results<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Modeled Head: <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ninigret Frontal Block watershed model calculated head distribution of the main aquifer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half_column wp-image-174032\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head-500x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head-500x273.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head-364x199.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head-1000x546.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head-1280x698.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled_head.jpg 1747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Modeled nitrate: <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Modeled groundwater nitrate distributions in Greenwich Bay. Groundwater nitrate is estimated in the model based on an assessment of population and sewer connection densities along the hydrologic flow path.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173802]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half_column wp-image-174033\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Modeled-Nitrate-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SNEP Salt Ponds Update (PDF) The concentration of radon in coastal waters is a sensitive indicator of groundwater discharge; radon is produced (and lost) from aquifers while it is lost from the water column. Rad7 gives a high spatial resolution of water column radon-222 activities while discrete samples allow us to precisely measure radon activities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1726,"featured_media":0,"parent":173770,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-173802","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173802"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174035,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173802\/revisions\/174035"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}