Ground water flow in a fractured carbonate aquifer inferred from combined hydrogeological and geochemical measurements

Ground Water

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 350-360

  Zanini, L ^a   Novakowski, K S ^b   Lapcevic, P ^c   Bickerton, G S ^a   Voralek, J ^c   Talbot, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBONATE MINERALS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

DOLOMITE; HYDRAULIC HEAD; SULFATE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER; CARBONATE ROCK; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; PCB; REMEDIATION;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

EID: 0034114352     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2000.tb00220.x     Document Type: Article

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