Sulfate and strontium water source identification by O, S and Sr isotopes and their temporal changes (1997-2008) in the region of Freiberg, central-eastern Germany

Chemical Geology

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 104-118

  Tichomirowa, M ^a   Heidel, C ^a   Junghans, M ^a   Haubrich, F ^b   Matschullat, J ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Precipitation; River; Stable isotope tracers; Strontium; Sulfate sources

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION; CHEMICAL DATA; EASTERN GERMANY; ENDMEMBERS; FLOOD EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE SHIFTS; LARGE PARTS; LONG MINING; MINE DRAINAGE; MINE SECTIONS; MINE WATERS; MIXING PROCESS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PORE WATERS; PRECIPITATION; RIVER WATER; SR ISOTOPE RATIO; STABLE ISOTOPE TRACERS; SULFATE SOURCES; TEMPORAL CHANGE; THREE COMPONENT; WATER SOURCE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; INDUSTRY; ISOTOPES; MINE FLOODING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; RIVERS; SLAGS; SODIUM;

STRONTIUM;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; FLOODING; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; RECHARGE; RIVER WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM; SULFATE; TRACER;

FREIBERG; GERMANY; SAXONY;

EID: 77955312204     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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