Sulphate sources in the Sava and Ljubljanica Rivers, Slovenia, inferred from sulphur and oxygen isotope compositions

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-220

  Vokal Nemec, Barbara ^a   Szaran, Janina ^b   Trembaczowski, Andrzej ^b   Halas, Stanislaw ^b   Dolenec, Tadej ^c   Lojen, Sonja ^d  

^a Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration   (Slovenia)

^b MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering   (Slovenia)

^d JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Ljubljanica River; Oxygen isotopes; Sava River; Sulphates; Sulphur isotopes

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LJUBLJANICA RIVER; SAVA RIVER; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745940082     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-005-5792-3     Document Type: Article

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