Chemical peculiarities of the Silurian-Ordovician and Cambrian-Vendian aquifer systems in Estonia: An overview of hydrochemical studies;Siluri-Ordoviitsiumi ja Kambriumi-Vendi veekompleksi põhjavee keemilised iseärasused: Ülevaade hüdrokeemilistest uuringutest

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 342-352

  Karro, Enn ^a   Marandi, Andres ^a,b   Vaikmäe, Rein ^b   Uppin, Marge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Barium; Boron; Cambrian Vendian aquifer system; Fluoride; Isotopes; Silurian Ordovician aquifer system

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BORON ISOTOPE; CAMBRIAN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; FLUORIDE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ORDOVICIAN; SALINE INTRUSION; SILURIAN; STABLE ISOTOPE; VENDIAN;

ESTONIA;

EID: 72549117049     PISSN: 17364728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/earth.2009.4.12     Document Type: Article

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