Modeling of carbon cycling and biogeochemical changes during injection and recovery of reclaimed water at Bolivar, South Australia

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Greskowiak, Janek ^a   Prommer, Henning ^b   Vanderzalm, Joanne ^b   Pavelic, Paul ^b   Dillon, Peter ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

AQUIFER RECHARGE; AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY (ASR); CARBON CYCLING; HYDROCHEMICAL CHANGES;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 28244431826     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004095     Document Type: Article

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