Application of 222Rn and CH4 for assessment of groundwater discharge to the coastal ocean

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1347-1353

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EID: 0030473145     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.6.1347     Document Type: Article

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