Evaluating salinity sources of groundwater and implications for sustainable reverse osmosis desalination in coastal North Carolina, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 981-994

  Vinson, David S ^a   Schwartz, Haylee G ^a,b   Dwyer, Gary S ^a   Vengosh, Avner ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Coastal aquifers; Reverse osmosis desalination; Stable isotopes; USA

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BORON ISOTOPE; COASTAL AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESALINATION; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961048115     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-011-0738-x     Document Type: Article

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