The chemistry of Norwegian groundwaters: I. The distribution of radon, major and minor elements in 1604 crystalline bedrock groundwaters

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 71-91

  Banks, David ^a   Frengstad, Bjørn ^b   Midtgård, Aase Kjersti ^a   Krog, Jan Reidar ^a   Strand, Terje ^c  

^a Norges Geologiske Underskelse   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Boreholes; Crystalline bedrock; Fluoride; Groundwater; Health; Hydrochemistry; pH; Radon

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; METAL; NITRATE; RADON; SILICON;

AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; RADON; STANDARDS;

NORWAY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

NORWAY;

EID: 0031787638     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00291-5     Document Type: Article

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