Implications of groundwater weathered profile interactions to the mobilization of radionuclides

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 389-405

  Bonotto, D M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; RADIONUCLIDE; WEATHERING;

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EID: 0032417785     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(98)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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