Development and application of the Nagra/PSI chemical thermodynamic data base 01/01

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 236, Issue , 2004, Pages 561-577

  Thoenen, Tres ^a   Berner, Urs ^a   Curti, Enzo ^a   Hummel, Wolfgang ^a   Pearson, F J ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Ground Water Geochemistry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 11044227294     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.236.01.31     Document Type: Review

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