Natural versus anthropogenic sources in the surface- and groundwater dissolved load of the Dommel river (Meuse basin): Constraints by boron and strontium isotopes and gadolinium anomaly

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 369, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 336-349

  Petelet Giraud, Emmanuelle ^a   Klaver, Gerard ^b   Negrel, Philippe ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

B isotopes; Dommel basin; Gd anomaly; Sr isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC COMPONENTS; ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; B ISOTOPES; B VALUES; BORON ISOTOPES; DIFFUSE SOURCES; DISSOLVED ELEMENTS; DISSOLVED LOADS; DOMMEL BASIN; ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GD ANOMALY; GEOCHEMICAL TRACERS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; ISOTOPIC DATUM; LIVESTOCK FARMINGS; MEUSE BASINS; POLLUTION SOURCES; RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; SR ISOTOPES; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; URBAN WASTEWATERS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER CIRCULATIONS; WATER INFILTRATIONS;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; GADOLINIUM; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; ISOTOPES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ZINC;

STRONTIUM;

ANOMALY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BORON ISOTOPE; CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED LOAD; GADOLINIUM; GROUNDWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER;

BENELUX; DOMMEL RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE BASIN; NETHERLANDS; NORTH BRABANT; WESTERN EUROPE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 65249106596     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.02.029     Document Type: Article

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