Geochemical evolution of groundwater in the Mud Lake area, Eastern Idaho, USA

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 8251-8269

  Rattray, Gordon ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporite deposits; Geochemical modeling; Geochemistry; Groundwater; PHREEQC

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CATCHMENTS; CHLORIDE MINERALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; LAKES; LAND USE; PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; REDOX REACTIONS; SILICATES; SODIUM DEPOSITS; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

CARBONATE REACTION; EVAPORITES; GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORIES; PHREEQC; SILICATE WEATHERING; SNAKE RIVER PLAINS;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; EVAPORITE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; IDAHO; MUD LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930221577     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3988-9     Document Type: Article

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