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Abiological Controls on Silica in Chalk Streams and Groundwaters

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Sediments and Water Interactions

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Recirculating artificial chalk stream studies and laboratory experiments demonstrate that the presence or absence of flint or quartz in riverbed loads or aquifer matrices can have a considerable effect on the concentration of dissolved silica in chalk rivers and groundwaters.

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  1. H. Casey
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  1. National Water Research Institute, Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW), L7R 4A6, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

    Peter G. Sly

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Casey, H., Neal, C. (1986). Abiological Controls on Silica in Chalk Streams and Groundwaters. In: Sly, P.G. (eds) Sediments and Water Interactions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4932-0_28

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