Use of strontium isotopes to determine the origin of cement in concretes. Case examples from New Zealand

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1105-1111

  Graham, I J ^a   Goguel, R L ^b   St John, D A ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CONCRETES; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; STRONTIUM;

GEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINTING;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0034224201     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(00)00248-9     Document Type: Article

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