Hydrogeology of a coal-seam gas exploration area, southeastern British Columbia, Canada: Part 2. Modeling potential hydrogeological impacts associated with depressurizing

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 623-635

  Harrison, S M ^a   Molson, J W ^b   Abercrombie, H J ^c   Barker, J F ^b  

^a University of Waterloo ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Birch Mountain Resources Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Groundwater protection; Groundwater surface water relations; Hydrochemistry; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 19544369308     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400000097     Document Type: Article

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