Sulphur cycling in the drinking water catchment area of Torgau - Mockritz (Germany): Insights from hydrochemical and stable isotope investigations

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3445-3465

  Knöller, Kay ^a   Trettin, R ^a   Strauch, G ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Groundwater; Oxygen isotopes; Sulphate; Sulphide oxidation; Sulphur isotopes

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ISOTOPES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POTABLE WATER; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR;

OXYGEN ISOTOPES; SULPHATE; SULPHIDE OXIDATION; SULPHUR ISOTOPES;

GROUNDWATER;

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SULFUR CYCLE; WATER QUALITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 28144447445     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5980     Document Type: Article

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