On elevated fluoride and boron concentrations in groundwaters associated with the Lake Saint-Martin impact structure, Manitoba

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 915-927

  Desbarats, Alexandre J ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON CONCENTRATIONS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMPLEX CRATERS; CRATER MORPHOLOGIES; DISCHARGE ZONES; DRINKING WATERS; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; IMPACT EVENTS; IMPACT STRUCTURES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; LARGE PARTS; MANITOBA; MIXED ANIONS; REGIONAL AQUIFERS; SHALLOW DEPTHS; STUDY AREAS;

AQUIFERS; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; LAKES; PELLETIZING; POTABLE WATER; SODIUM; SURVEYS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

BORON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORIDE; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

CANADA; LAKE SAINT MARTIN; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 64749085760     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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