Geochemistry and groundwater contamination in the La Selva geothermal system (Girona, Northeast Spain)

Geothermics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-285

  Navarro, Andrés ^a   Font, Xavier ^a   Viladevall, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

As; Groundwater contamination; Hot springs; La Selva geothermal system

Indexed keywords

AS CONTENT; COLD WATERS; DEPOSITED MATERIALS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMOMETERS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HOT SPRING WATER; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSITS; LOW SALINITY; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MINERAL PHASIS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTHEAST SPAIN;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BROMINE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHLORINE; CONTAMINATION; DEPOSITS; ENTHALPY; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LEAD; LEAD DEPOSITS; LIMESTONE; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATES; QUARTZ; RUBIDIUM; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ARSENIC; BARITE; COLD WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENTHALPY; FLUORITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; THERMAL SPRING;

CATALONIA; COSTA RICA; GERONA [CATALONIA]; HEREDIA; LA SELVA; SPAIN;

EID: 81055140428     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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