Mechanism of regional enrichment of groundwater by boron: The examples of Bangladesh and Michigan, USA

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1413-1430

  Ravenscroft, P ^a   McArthur, J M ^b  

^a Arcadis Geraghty and Miller International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BORON; ESTUARIES; ION EXCHANGE; SALINE WATER; SANDSTONE;

CARBONIFEROUS SANDSTONE; FRESHWATER FLUSHING;

GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFER; BORON; GROUNDWATER; SALINIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942748663     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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