Tectonic influences on ground water quality: Insight from complementary methods

Ground Water

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 354-371

  Earman, Sam ^a,b   McPherson, Brian J O L ^b,c   Phillips, Fred M ^b   Ralser, Steve ^b,d   Herrin, James M ^b,e   Broska, James ^f  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^f U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; IONS; TECTONICS;

AQUIFER TESTING; GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS; ISOTOPE HYDROLOGY;

WATER QUALITY;

RADIOISOTOPE;

AQUIFER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; TECTONICS; TESTING METHOD; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DISASTER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; HOUSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ARIZONA; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; HOUSING; HUMANS; MEXICO; NATURAL DISASTERS; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY; SONORA; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 42549083713     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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