Properties of the particulate phase in deep saline groundwater in Laxemar, Sweden

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 186-192

  Düker, Anders ^a   Ledin, Anna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colloidal matter; Concentration; Deep groundwater; Photon correlation spectroscopy; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COLLOIDAL MATTER; DEEP SALINE GROUNDWATER; PARTICULATE PHASE; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUND WATER;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PARTICULATE PHASE; SALINITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SWEDEN;

LAXEMAR; SWEDEN;

EID: 0343471085     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00189-9     Document Type: Article

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