Mineralogy of suspended sediment in three karst springs

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-266

  Herman, Ellen K ^a   Tancredi, Jennifer H ^b   Toran, Laura ^b   White, William B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrochemistry; Karst; Pennsylvania; Spring; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149122604     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0108-2     Document Type: Article

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