Effect of rapidly changing river stage on uranium flux through the hyporheic zone

Ground Water

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 753-760

  Fritz, Brad G ^a   Arntzen, Evan V ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DAMS; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; URANIUM; WATER QUALITY;

HYDRAULIC GRADIENT; HYPORHEIC ZONES; URANIUM DISCHARGES; URANIUM FLUX;

CONTAMINATION;

URANIUM;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYPORHEIC ZONE; PIEZOMETER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; URANIUM; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; RIVERS; URANIUM; WASHINGTON; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

COLUMBIA RIVER; HANFORD; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 35648964285     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00365.x     Document Type: Article

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