Evidence of Terrestrial Discharge of Deep Groundwater on the Canadian Shield from Helium in Soil Gases

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1993, Pages 2420-2426

  Gascoyne, Mel ^a   Sheppard, Marsha I ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HELIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NUCLEAR FUEL WASTES; SOIL GASES; TERRESTRIAL DISCHARGE;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

GROUNDWATER; HELIUM; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; HELIUM; NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; SOIL GAS;

CANADA, CANADIAN SHIELD, MANITOBA, LAC DU BONNET; CANADA, MANITOBA, BOGGY CREEK;

GROUND WATER; HELIUM; NUCLEAR FUEL;

ARTICLE; CANADA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; SOIL;

CERVIDAE;

EID: 0027331313     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es00048a016     Document Type: Article

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