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Uranium isotopes in groundwater of the Mezen syneclise Vend

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Higher activities of U isotopes were recorded in hydrocarbonate freshwater on watersheds in the regions of occurrence of red Vend sandstones, Fe concentrations being minimal. The lowest activities of U isotopes and the highest Fe concentrations are typical of highly mineralized water under paleovalleys. The highest activities of U isotopes were recorded in the zones of hydrocarbonate freshwater intrusion into brine water on paleovalleys’ slopes. The mineral and fresh waters confined to the water-bearing complex of Vend sandstones can be used for drinking and balneological purposes.

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  1. Institute of Ecological Problems of the North, Ural Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, nab. Severnoi Dviny 23, Arkhangelsk, 163061, Russia

    A. I. Malov, G. P. Kiselev, G. P. Rudik & S. B. Zykov

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Original Russian Text © A.I. Malov, G.P. Kiselev, G.P. Rudik, S.B. Zykov, 2009, published in Vodnye Resursy, 2009, Vol. 36, No. 6, pp. 711–721.

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Malov, A.I., Kiselev, G.P., Rudik, G.P. et al. Uranium isotopes in groundwater of the Mezen syneclise Vend. Water Resour 36, 689–698 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807809060086

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