Use of chemical and isotopic signatures to distinguish between uranium mill-related and naturally occurring groundwater constituents

Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-78

  Kamp, Susan D ^a   Morrison, Stan J ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

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EID: 84894243293     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gwmr.12042     Document Type: Article

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