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Original Articles

Transport and geochemical controls on the distribution of solutes and stable isotopes in a thick clay-rich till aquitard, Canada

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Pages 3-19 | Received 13 Jun 2003, Accepted 18 Sep 2003, Published online: 13 May 2010

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