Radioisotope dynamics - The origin and fate of nuclides in groundwater

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 727-738

  Lehmann, B E ^a   Purtschert, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER DATING; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RADIONUCLIDE; RADON; ROCK; STRIPA GRANITE;

CANADA, ALBERTA, MILK RIVER AQUIFER; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031434446     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00039-5     Document Type: Article

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