An 8-year record of gas geochemistry and isotopic composition of methane during baseline sampling at a groundwater observation well in Alberta (Canada);8 ans d’enregistrement de données de géochimie des gaz et de la composition isotopique du méthane durant les campagnes de surveillance de base d’un puits d’observation des eaux souterraines en Alberta (Canada);Um registro de 8 anos da composição isotópica e geoquímica do metano, para a determinação das concentrações de base em um poço de observação em Alberta (Canadá);Un registro de 8 años de la geoquímica de gases y la composición isotópica del metano durante el muestreo de la línea de base en un pozo de observación de agua subterránea en Alberta (Canadá)

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 109-122

  Humez, P ^a   Mayer, B ^a   Nightingale, M ^a   Ing, J ^a   Becker, V ^a   Jones, Don ^b   Lam, Vien ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Alberta Innovates Technology Futures   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Groundwater monitoring; Methane; Sampling technique; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED GAS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; SAMPLING; STABLE ISOTOPE; WELL WATER;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84955202904     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-015-1319-1     Document Type: Article

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