Figure 13: Observed and model simulated breakthrough curves for He, Ne, and Br, 6 m (a), 13 m (b), and 23 m (c) from the source within the matrix regime, where theta is the porosity, b is the fracture aperture, B is the fracture spacing, z is the distance into the matrix, and velocity is the mean pore water velocity within the fracture regime.

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