Sulphate isotope signatures in borehole waters from three urban Triassic sandstone aquifers, UK

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 259, 1999, Pages 143-149

  Hughes, Anwen J ^a   Tellam, John H ^a   Lloyd, John W ^a   Stagg, Kim A ^a   Bottrell, Simon H ^b   Barker, Andrew P ^b   Barrett, Michael H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE WATERS; SULFATES;

AQUIFERS; ISOTOPES; OXIDATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BOREHOLE; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SULFATE; URBAN AREA;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033454721     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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