Groundwater age indicators from public supplies tapping the chalk aquifer of Southern England

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-40

  Darling, W G ^a   Morris, B ^a   Stuart, M E ^a   Gooddy, D C ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalk hydrogeology; Chlorofluorocarbons; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Indicators; Southern england; Water supply

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MICROBIOLOGY; MIXING; WATER SUPPLY;

CHALK HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGICAL INDICATORS;

GROUNDWATER;

CARBON; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; GROUNDWATER; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MICROBIOLOGY; MIXING; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE DETERMINATION; CATCHMENT; CFC; CONFINED AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; PALEOGENE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER SUPPLY;

PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748430411     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.tb00546.x     Document Type: Article

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