Detecting infiltration and impacts of introduced water using strontium isotopes

Ground Water

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 554-568

  Brinck, Elizabeth L ^a   Frost, Carol D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; WATER QUALITY;

COALBED NATURAL GAS; FINGERPRINTS; ISOTOPE TRACING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES;

INFILTRATION;

FOSSIL FUEL; FRESH WATER; INORGANIC SALT; STRONTIUM;

AQUIFER; CALCIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GROUNDWATER; HYPORHEIC ZONE; INFILTRATION; ION; MINE DRAINAGE; MITIGATION; RUNOFF; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL FUELS; FRESH WATER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SALTS; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; WYOMING;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 34548136506     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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