Is 222Rn a suitable tracer of stream-groundwater interactions? A case study in central Italy

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 108-117

  Stellato, L ^a,d   Terrasi, F ^a   Marzaioli, F ^a   Belli, M ^b   Sansone, U ^c   Celico, F ^d,e  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER AS; HYDROCHEMICAL DATA; HYDROCHEMICALS; INFILTRATION VELOCITY; MIXING PROCESS; POROUS AQUIFERS; RESIDENCE TIME;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPES; MIXING; RIVERS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; RADON ISOTOPE; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER BANK; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER WATER; TRACER; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WELL WATER;

ITALY;

EID: 84876323482     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.08.022     Document Type: Article

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