A multi-tracer study of groundwater origin and transit-time in the aquifers of the Venice region (Italy)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 177-198

  Mayer, A ^a   Sultenfuss J ^b   Travi, Y ^a   Rebeix, R ^c   Purtschert, R ^d   Claude, C ^e   Le Gal La Salle, C ^f   Miche, H ^e   Conchetto, E ^g  

^a UAPV   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c CENTRE D ETUDES NUCLÉAIRES DE BORDEAUX GRADIGNAN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^f Laboratoire de Géochimie Isotopique Université de Nîmes Parc 150 rue Georges Besse   (France)

^g Autorità d'Ambito Territoriale Ottimale Consiglio di Bacino Laguna di Venezia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER ORIGINS; TRACER STUDY; TRANSIT-TIME;

AGE DETERMINATION; AQUIFER; EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INFILTRATION; MINERALIZATION; MIXING; RECHARGE; TRACER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 84910095470     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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