Evidence for crustal degassing of CF4 and SF6 in Mojave Desert groundwaters

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 999-1013

  Deeds, Daniel A ^a   Vollmer, Martin K ^b,c   Kulongoski, Justin T ^a,d   Miller, Benjamin R ^a   Mühle, Jens ^a   Harth, Christina M ^a   Izbicki, John A ^d   Hilton, David R ^a   Weiss, Ray F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEGASSING; DISSOLVED GAS; FLUORINE; GROUNDWATER; WEATHERING;

MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38749107563     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.11.027     Document Type: Article

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