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Reassessment of the Goiânia radioactive waste repository in Brazil using HYDRUS-1D Cover

Reassessment of the Goiânia radioactive waste repository in Brazil using HYDRUS-1D

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|Feb 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2017-0047 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 202 - 210
Submitted on: May 9, 2017
Accepted on: Aug 31, 2017
Published on: Feb 6, 2018
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Elizabeth M. Pontedeiro, Paulo F. Heilbron, Jesus Perez-Guerrero, Jian Su, Martinus Th. van Genuchten, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
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