Impact of artificial recharge on dissolved noble gases in groundwater in California

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1017-1023

  Cey, Bradley D ^a   Hudson, G Bryant ^c   Moran, Jean E ^c   Scanlon, Bridget R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; ATMOSPHERIC GASES; CONCENTRATION RATIOS;

INERT GASES;

ARGON; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; HELIUM; INERT GAS; KRYPTON; NEON; XENON;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; GROUNDWATER; INERT GASES; POTABLE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DATING METHOD; DISSOLVED GAS; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NOBLE GAS; RECHARGE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DISSOLUTION; GAS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIFORNIA; NOBLE GASES; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39649085814     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0706044     Document Type: Article

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