Trace element geochemistry of groundwater in a karst subterranean estuary (Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico)

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-49

  Gonneea, Meagan Eagle ^a   Charette, Matthew A ^a   Liu, Qian ^b   Herrera Silveira, Jorge A ^c   Morales Ojeda, Sara M ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BARIUM; CALCITE; CALCIUM; DISSOLUTION; ESTUARY; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; KARST HYDROLOGY; MANGANESE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIUM; RADIUM ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84896846264     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.01.037     Document Type: Article

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