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The U content in 1216 mineral water samples from Germany collected over the last decade is presented and discussed. Nearly all waters containing > 2 μg/l U come from Permo-Triassic aquifers in Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Southwest Germany. Most important U source rocks are Bunter and Keuper strata, only secondarily Permian and crystalline aquifers. Anthropogenic loads are not significant, but show up in principal component analyses.
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Knolle, F., Schnug, E., Birke, M., Hassoun, R., Jacobs, F. (2011). Uranium in German Mineral Water – Occurrence and Origins. In: Merkel, B., Schipek, M. (eds) The New Uranium Mining Boom. Springer Geology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22122-4_85
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