Fate and identification of oil-brine contamination in different hydrogeologic settings

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2099-2114

  Whittemore, Donald O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; OIL WELLS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

OIL BRINE CONTAMINATION; SALTWATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY WELLS;

BRINES;

BEDROCK; BRINE; BROMINE; CHLORINE; CLAY SOIL; FLUSHING; HYDROGEOLOGY; OIL; SILTY CLAY; STREAMFLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848880487     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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