Chromium, chromium isotopes and selected trace elements, western Mojave Desert, USA

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1325-1352

  Izbicki, John A ^a   Ball, James W ^a   Bullen, Thomas D ^b   Sutley, Stephen J ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHROMIUM; FRACTIONATION; GEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; ROCKS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

FLOW PATHS; INDUSTRIAL SITES; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MCL);

ISOTOPES;

AQUIFER; CHROMIUM; DESERT; FRACTIONATION; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MAFIC ROCK; TRACE ELEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42149083206     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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