Controls on stable isotope profiles in the Chalk aquifer of north-east Norfolk, UK, with special reference to dissolved sulphate

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 803-812

  Feast, N A ^a,c   Hiscock, K M ^a   Dennis, P F ^a   Bottrell, S H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Shell Intl Explor and Prod BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALF AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SULPHATE;

UK, ENGLAND, NORFOLK;

EID: 0031450656     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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