Biogeochemical factors affecting the presence of 210Po in groundwater

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 526-539

  Seiler, Ralph L ^a   Stillings, Lisa L ^b   Cutler, Nichole ^b   Salonen, Laina ^c   Outola, Iisa ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC OXIDATIONS; COMMON FEATURES; DISPROPORTIONATIONS; DOMESTIC WELLS; EH-PH DIAGRAMS; FINLAND; FLORIDA; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH PH; ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS; MARYLAND; MN OXIDES; NEVADA , USA; OXIC WATERS; STUDY AREAS; SULFIDE SPECIES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; AQUIFERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; LEAD; MANGANESE; RADIOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

WELLS;

ACCUMULATION; AQUIFER; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOBILIZATION; OXIDATION; PH; POLONIUM ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFATE; SULFUR CYCLE; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

FINLAND; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAHONTAN BASIN; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952623969     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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