Determination of the natural background content of metals in ground waters of the Czech Republic

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 755-762

  Vencelides, Z ^a   Hrkal, Z ^b,c   Prchalova H ^b  

^a OPV Ltd Americká 26 ^*  (Czech Republic)

^b T G MASARYK WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DATA SETS; GROUNDWATER DIRECTIVES; KAPLAN-MEIER; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MEMBER STATE; MONITORING SITES; NATURAL BACKGROUNDS; QUANTIFICATION LIMIT; SPECIFIC VALUES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME AND SPACE;

DATA HANDLING; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEAD; LITHOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); POLLUTION;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALUMINUM; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARSENIC; DATA SET; EUROPEAN UNION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LEAD; LITHOLOGY; POLLUTION MONITORING; STATISTICAL APPLICATION;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 77950916493     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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