Strontium isotopes in the atmosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere: Developing a systematic “fingerprinting” framework of rocks and water in sedimentary basins in eastern Australia

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This publication integrates data collected between 2011 and 2022 as part of multiple independent research projects by authorship team members from different organisations and with funding provided to different organisations from multiple sources. Funding to this research was provided through CSIRO's Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) with contributions from the Australian Government's Department of Industry, Science and Resources. GISERA is a collaboration between CSIRO, Common-wealth, state and territory governments and industry established to undertake research on the impacts of onshore gas exploration and development on the environment, and the socio-economic costs and benefits. For information about GISERA's governance structure, projects and research findings visit https://gisera.csiro.au. This research was also supported through CSIRO strategic funding. The Queensland Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment (OGIA) was established in 2011 to undertake independent cumulative impact assessments of coal seam gas (CSG) , conventional oil and gas, and mining activities, focusing on the Surat, Clarence-Moreton and southern Bowen basins. Technical assessments and management arrangements are revised every three years and reported in an Underground Water Impact Report. OGIA is funded by a levy on resource tenure holders (htt ps:// www.ogia.water.qld.gov.au/about) . Funding to the University of New South Wales for collection and analysis of alluvial samples in the Condamine River catchment was provided by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) , Australia, Grant Number UNSW1401. The authors would like to thank Charlotte Iverach and Lucienne Martel for their assistance with sample collection. An ANSTO Research Portal Proposal Grant AP12150 to the Univer-sity of Queensland, ANSTO and CSIRO ("Finding the Edge - Using environmental tracers to assess inter-basin connectivity between the Surat and Clarence-Moreton basins and define the eastern margin of the Great Artesian Basin") is gratefully acknowledged. A small subset of samples was collected and analyzed in 2022 as part of Geoscience Australia's project 'Assessing the Status of Groundwater inthe Great Artesian Basin', and the authors gratefully acknowledge funding provided through the Australian Government National Water Infrastructure Development Fund to conduct this research. Streamline Hydro are thanked for their assistance with sample collection and lo-gistics for this project. A postdoctoral research fellowship to MR by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) is gratefully acknowledged. The Queensland Core Library (Exploration Data Centre, Zellmere, Queensland Department of Resources) is gratefully acknowledged for providing access to core (rock) samples. The authorship team of this paper would like to thank the Queens-land Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water (RDMW) , councils, private landholders, and CSG tenure holders Arrow Energy, QGC, Origin Energy and Santos and their groundwater teams within the Surat and Clarence-Moreton basins for access to groundwater bores, sharing local knowledge, and field and logistical support during groundwater sampling. The authors would also like to thank Santos for their help with spring sample collection in the Surat Basin. Cle<acute accent>ment <acute accent> ment Duvert is thanked for providing unpublished data on Sr concentrations in the Teviot Brook catchment. Jodie Pritchard (CSIRO) and Cornelia Wilske (CSIRO and University of Adelaide) are thanked for providing very useful review comments that have improved the manuscript. Sonja Chandler is thanked for editing of the manuscript.r the Great Artesian Basin', and the authors gratefully acknowledge funding provided through the Australian Government National Water Infrastructure Development Fund to conduct this research. Streamline Hydro are thanked for their assistance with sample collection and lo-gistics for this project. A postdoctoral research fellowship to MR by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) is gratefully acknowledged. The Queensland Core Library (Exploration Data Centre, Zellmere, Queensland Department of Resources) is gratefully acknowledged for providing access to core (rock) samples. The authorship team of this paper would like to thank the Queens-land Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water (RDMW) , councils, private landholders, and CSG tenure holders Arrow Energy, QGC, Origin Energy and Santos and their groundwater teams within the Surat and Clarence-Moreton basins for access to groundwater bores, sharing local knowledge, and field and logistical support during groundwater sampling. The authors would also like to thank Santos for their help with spring sample collection in the Surat Basin. Cle<acute accent>ment <acute accent> ment Duvert is thanked for providing unpublished data on Sr concentrations in the Teviot Brook catchment. Jodie Pritchard (CSIRO) and Cornelia Wilske (CSIRO and University of Adelaide) are thanked for providing very useful review comments that have improved the manuscript. Sonja Chandler is thanked for editing of the manuscript.