Elevated Ba concentrations in a sandstone aquifer

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 126-131

  Underwood, E C ^a   Ferguson, G A ^a   Betcher, R ^b   Phipps, G ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Water Stewardship   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barium; Groundwater hydraulics; Hydrochemical modeling; Solute transport; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS; HYDROCHEMICAL MODELING; PHREEQC; SANDSTONE AQUIFER; SULFATE; TRANSPORT MODELING; WATER SAMPLES;

AQUIFERS; BARITE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

BARIUM;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BARITE; BARIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER; HYDRAULICS; SANDSTONE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SULFATE;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; WINNIPEG;

EID: 69849084903     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.07.019     Document Type: Article

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