Groundwater chemistry in the Sellafield area: A preliminary interpretation

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Bath, A H ^a,c   McCartney, R A ^b   Richards, H G ^a,c   Metcalfe, R ^a   Crawford, M B ^a,d  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b GeoScience Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^d GALSON SCIENCES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrochemistry; Hydrogeological controls; Radioactive; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY;

UK, ENGLAND, CUMBRIA,SELLAFIELD;

EID: 0030442446     PISSN: 04812085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.QJEGH.1996.029.S1.04     Document Type: Article

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