Deciphering the presence of wastewater in a medium-sized Mediterranean catchment using a multitracer approach

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1587-1596

  Rabiet, Marion ^a   Brissaud, François ^a   Seidel, Jean Luc ^a   Pistre, Séverin ^a   Elbaz Poulichet, Françoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BROMINE; CHLORINE; GADOLINIUM; NEGATIVE IONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

ALLUVIAL PLAINS; ANTHROPOGENICS; BORNE ELEMENTS; DECIPHERING;

WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

CATCHMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SURFACE WATER; TRACER; WASTEWATER;

EID: 23044473846     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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