Characteristics of deep groundwater flow in a basin marginal setting at Sellafield, Northwest England: 36Cl and halide evidence

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-151

  Metcalfe, Richard ^a   Crawford, Mark B ^b   Bath, Adrian H ^c   Littleboy, Anna K ^d   Degnan, Paul J ^d   Richards, Hugh G ^e  

^a QUINTESSA LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b GALSON SCIENCES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c Intellisci   (United Kingdom)

^d UK Nirex Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SALINE WATER; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BASEMENT ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY COVER; VOLCANIC BASEMENT ROCKS;

CATCHMENTS;

BRINE; BROMINE; CHLORINE; DEEP WATER; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HALITE; MIXING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRISH SEA; SELLAFIELD; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845972641     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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