Dating of young groundwater using four anthropogenic trace gases (SF₆, SF₅CF₃, CFC-12 and Halon-1301): methodology and first resultsFootnote^†

† Originally presented at the IAEA International Symposium on Isotope Hydrology: Revisiting Foundations and Exploring Frontiers, 11–15 May 2015, Vienna, Austria.

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