Regional fluid characterisation and modelling of water-rock equilibria in the Boom clay formation and in the Rupelian aquifer at Mol, Belgium

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 667-686

  Beaucaire, C ^a   Pitsch, H ^a   Toulhoat, P ^a   Motellier, S ^a   Louvat, D ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY LINER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0034000176     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00067-0     Document Type: Article

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