Strontium isotopic evidence on the chemical evolution of pore waters in the Milk River Aquifer, Alberta, Canada

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 463-475

  Armstrong, Steven C ^a   Sturchio, Neil C ^a   Hendry, M James ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; POREWATER; STRONTIUM;

ALBERTA; CANADA; MILK RIVER AQUIFER;

EID: 0031839603     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00080-2     Document Type: Article

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