Development of a Methodology to Quantify the Importance of Hydro-Mechanical Processes in Radionuclide Migration Assessments

Elsevier Geo-Engineering Book Series

Volumn 2, Issue C, 2004, Pages 231-236

  Blum, Philipp ^a   Mackay, Rae ^a   Riley, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33947363395     PISSN: 15719960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-9960(04)80046-6     Document Type: Chapter

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