Geochemical indicators of deep groundwater movements at Sellafield, UK

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 24-44

  Bath, A ^a   Richards, H ^b   Metcalfe, R ^c   McCartney, R ^d   Degnan, P ^e   Littleboy, A ^e  

^a Intellisci   (United Kingdom)

^b Quintessa KK ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Quintessa KK   (Japan)

^d GeoScience Limited   (United Kingdom)

^e UK Nirex Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractured rock; Hydrochemistry; Palaeohydrogeology; Saline groundwater

Indexed keywords

FRACTURED ROCK; PALAEOHYDROGEOLOGY; SALINITY TRANSITION ZONES;

BOREHOLES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; SALINE WATER; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TRITIUM;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

BOREHOLE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOHYDROLOGY; SALINITY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; WATER QUALITY;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SELLAFIELD; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748176951     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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