[U. S. Geological Survey]

Chapter 18

Tracing of Weathering Reactions and Water Flowpaths:
A Multi-isotope Approach 


Thomas D. Bullen and Carol Kendall



Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology (1998), C. Kendall and J. J. McDonnell (Eds.)
Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, pp. 611-646.
 

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