Effects of sulphate reduction and geogenic CO2 incorporation on the determination of 14C groundwater ages - A case study of the Palaeogene groundwater system in north-eastern Syria

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 495-508

  Kattan, Zuhair ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Hydrogeology; Isotope geochemistry; Palaeowater; Syria; Thermal waters

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DATING METHOD; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; KARST HYDROLOGY; PALEOGENE; RESIDENCE TIME;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 0141925454     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-002-0199-3     Document Type: Article

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