Contamination from sand-bentonite seal in monitoring wells installed in aquitards

Ground Water

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-46

  Remenda, V H ^a   Van Der Kamp, G ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; BOREHOLES; BROMINE; CHLORINE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SAND;

AQUITARDS; SAND BENTONITE SEALS;

WATER WELLS;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0030747408     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1997.tb00058.x     Document Type: Article

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