High resolution pore water δ2H and δ18O measurements by H2O(liquid)-H2O (vapor) equilibration laser spectroscopy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 9262-9267

  Wassenaar, L I ^a,b   Hendry, M J ^a   Chostner, V L ^a   Lis, G P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH PROFILES; GEOLOGIC MEDIAS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSES; PORE WATERS; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENTS; WATER EXTRACTION METHODS;

CORE SAMPLES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRILLING FLUIDS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OXYGEN; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VAPORS; WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR; WELLS;

EXTRACTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DRILLING; EXTRACTION METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LASER; LEAKAGE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POREWATER; PRECISION; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT; WELL;

CANADA; DEUTERIUM; FRESH WATER; HUMIDITY; LASERS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; POROSITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STEAM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 58149175976     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802065s     Document Type: Article

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