Accumulation of natural SF6 in the sedimentary aquifers of the North China Plain as a restriction on groundwater dating

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-290

  von Rohden, Christoph ^a   Kreuzer, Andreas ^a   Chen Zongyu, Z ^b   Aeschbach Hertig, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater dating; Isotope geology; North China Plain; Sulphur hexafluoride; Terrigenic source; Tritium

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; AGE DETERMINATION; AQUIFER; CORRELATION; DATING METHOD; FLUORIDE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; RESIDENCE TIME; STABLE ISOTOPE; TIMESCALE; TRACER;

CHINA; HEBEI; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; SHIJIAZHUANG;

HELIUM; ISOTOPE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HELIUM; ISOTOPES; RIVERS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TIME FACTORS; TRITIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77956686587     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: 14772639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2010.494771     Document Type: Article

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