DNA tracers with information capacity and high detection sensitivity tested in groundwater studies

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 264-272

  Sabir, I H ^a   Haldorsen, S ^a   Torgersen, Jacob ^a   Aleström, Peter ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

DNA; Groundwater flow; Norway; Solute transport; Tracer tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004940298     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400050200     Document Type: Article

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