The effect of long-term regional pumping on hydrochemistry and dissolved gas content in an undeveloped shale-gas-bearing aquifer in southwestern Ontario, Canada;L’effet d’un pompage régionale de longue durée sur la teneur hydrochimique et en gaz dissous dans un aquifère non exploité renfermant des gaz de schistes dans le Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario, Canada;O efeito do bombeamento regional de longo prazo na hidroquímica e na concentração de gases dissolvidos num aquífero contendo gás de xisto ainda não explorado no sudoeste de Ontário, Canadá;El efecto de un bombeo regional a largo plazo sobre la hidroquímica y el contenido de gas disuelto en un acuífero no desarrollado que es portador de shale gas en el sudoeste de Ontario, Canada

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 719-739

  Hamilton, Stewart M ^a   Grasby, Stephen E ^b   McIntosh, Jennifer C ^c,d   Osborn, Stephen G ^e  

^a Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Hydrochemistry; Methane; Shale gas; Water supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939944571     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-014-1229-7     Document Type: Article

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