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Using water stable isotopes for tracing surface and groundwater flow systems in the Barlow-Ojibway Clay Belt, Quebec, Canada

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Pages 173-194 | Received 10 Feb 2017, Accepted 08 Nov 2017, Published online: 11 Dec 2017

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