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Nuclear science boosts Pakistan’s ability to track groundwater

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strengthened its ability to track groundwater resources using nuclear science, enabling scientists to identify recharge sources, determine groundwater age and trace contamination pathways, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report released on Saturday. The Regional Cooperative Agree­ment (RCA) for Research, Deve­lopment and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology for Asia and the Pacific, Hydrology and Groundwater programme has significan