Some applications of isotope geochemistry for determining sources of stray carbon dioxide gas

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 107-122

  Laughrey, Christopher D ^a   Baldassare, Fred J ^b  

^a Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania Dept Environ Protect   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

EID: 4644253093     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg100303003     Document Type: Article

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