Geochemical factors controlling radium activity in a sandstone aquifer

Ground Water

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 518-527

  Grundl, Tim ^a   Cape, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPRECIPITATED RADIUM; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS; RADIUM ACTIVITY; REGIONAL FLOW SYSTEM;

AQUIFERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SANDSTONE;

RADIUM;

RADIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

BARITE; CONFINED AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; RADIUM; SANDSTONE; SULFATE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

RADIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WISCONSIN;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 33745610860     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2006.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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