A comparison of methods for nitrogen isotope analysis of groundwater

Chemical Geology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 167-171

  Feast, Nicholas A ^a,b   Dennis, Paul F ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN;

EID: 0029750507     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2541(95)00186-7     Document Type: Article

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