Transport of radionuclides in an unconfined chalk aquifer inferred from U-series disequilibria

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 5437-5454

  Hubert, Amélie ^a,b   Bourdon, Bernard ^b   Pili, Eric ^a   Meynadier, Laure ^b  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER POLLUTION; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SOIL; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATERSHED;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751060781     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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