Thermal and chemical characteristics of hot water springs in the northern part of the Limpopo province, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 427-436

  Olivier, J ^a   Venter, J ^b   Jonker, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Geological controls; Macro and micro elements; South Africa; Thermal springs

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GROUNDWATER; MOLYBDENUM; SPACE POWER GENERATION; SPRINGS (WATER); WATER QUALITY;

GEOLOGICAL CONTROL; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; MINERAL COMPOSITION; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SOUTH AFRICA; THERMAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ARSENIC; BROMIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIKE; DRINKING WATER; GUIDELINE; HEATING; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POWER GENERATION; SELENIUM; SPRING WATER; THERMAL SPRING; WATER QUALITY;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80155180519     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v37i4.1     Document Type: Article

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