Boron isotope signatures in the coastal groundwaters of French Guiana

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 44-1-44-5

  Negrel, Philippe ^a,b   Petelet Giraud, Emmanuelle ^a,b   Kloppmann, Wolfram ^a,b   Casanova, Joël ^a,b  

^a French Geological Survey   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; SEAWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

GROUNDWATER;

BORON ISOTOPE; COASTAL AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

FRENCH GUIANA;

EID: 0036880451     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002wr001299     Document Type: Review

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