Groundwater recharge and pollution vulnerability of British aquifers: A critical overview

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 130, Issue , 1998, Pages 7-22

  Foster, S S D ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842788030     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.130.01.02     Document Type: Article

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