3H/3He age data in assessing the susceptibility of wells to contamination

Ground Water

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-367

  Manning, Andrew H ^a   Solomon, D Kip ^b   Thiros, Susan A ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS;

GROUND WATER DATING TECHNIQUES; GROUNDWATER RECHARGING; MEAN AGES; PUBLIC SUPPLY WELLS (PSW);

GROUNDWATER;

DATING METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; VULNERABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; SALT LAKE VALLEY; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HELIUM; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 18944372463     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2005.0028.x     Document Type: Article

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