Hydrochemical evolution of sodium-sulfate and sodium-chloride groundwater beneath the Northern Chihuahuan Desert, Trans-Pecos, Texas, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 4-16

  Fisher, R Stephen ^a   Mullican III, William F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0001777374     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400050102     Document Type: Article

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