Stable lead isotopes reveal a natural source of high lead concentrations to gasoline-contaminated groundwater

Environmental Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-22

  Landmeyer, J E ^a   Bradley, P M ^a   Bullen, T D ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

BTEX; Gasoline; Lead isotopes; MTBE; South Carolina; USA

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; LEAD; TURBIDITY;

UNCONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER;

GEOLOGY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEAD; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; WATER CHEMISTRY;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347931609     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0863-5     Document Type: Article

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