[U. S. Geological Survey]

Chapter 2

Fundamentals of Isotope Geochemistry

Carol Kendall and Eric A. Caldwell



Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology (1998), C. Kendall and J.J. McDonnell (Eds.).
Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. pp. 51-86.

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