Modeling ground water flow and radioactive transport in a fractured aquifer

Ground Water

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 770-784

  Pohll, Greg ^a   Hassan, Ahmed E ^a   Chapman, Jenny B ^a   Papelis, Charalambos ^a   Andricevic, Roko ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER; RADIOACTIVITY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032876756     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1999.tb01170.x     Document Type: Article

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