The concentration, apparent molecular weight and chemical reactivity of silica from groundwater in Southern Nevada

Chemosphere

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-63

  George, Steven ^a   Steinberg, S M ^a   Hodge, Vernon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SILICA; SPRING WATER; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLORIMETRY; FRACTIONATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLLUTANT;

COLLOIDS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEVADA; SILICATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033989558     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00240-4     Document Type: Article

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