Does salt water intrusion constitute a mercury contamination risk for coastal fresh water aquifers?

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 451-458

  Protano, G ^a   Riccobono, F ^a   Sabatini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Groundwater contamination; Mercury; Salt water intrusion

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; HELIUM; MERCURY; SEA WATER;

ACCURACY; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHESIS; ITALY; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; STANDARD; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0033861103     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00317-6     Document Type: Article

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