Study on distribution and origin of boron in groundwater in the area of Chalkidiki, Northern Greece by employing chemical and isotopic tracers

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1264-1272

  Voutsa, D ^a   Dotsika, E ^b   Kouras, A ^a   Poutoukis, D ^c   Kouimtzis, Th ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Greece)

^c Ministry of Development   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boron; Cluster analysis; Geothermal waters; Groundwater

Indexed keywords

BORON CLUSTERS; BORON CONCENTRATIONS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOTHERMAL WATER; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; ISOTOPIC TRACER; NORTHERN GREECE; OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

BORON; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; SODIUM; WELLS;

BORON COMPOUNDS;

ARSENIC; BICARBONATE; BORON; BROMINE; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; DEUTERIUM; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; OXYGEN 18; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

BORON; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DRINKING WATER; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POINT SOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACER; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; GREECE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); ISOTOPE LABELING; PH; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUE; TEMPERATURE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BORON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GREECE; HUMANS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; CHALCIDICE [(DPR) CENTRAL MACEDONIA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 71749118326     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.07.132     Document Type: Article

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