The use of atmospheric contaminants to estimate the minimum age of environmental releases impacting groundwater

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-354

  Oudijk, Gil ^a  

^a Triassic Technology Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Age dating techniques; Chlorinated solvents; Environmental litigation; Groundwater contamination; Isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844438291     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920500351718     Document Type: Article

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