Tritium, Chlorine-36, and water isotopologue profiles from Lechuguilla Cave and Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico, USA

Turin, H. J.; Plummer, Mitchell A.; Phillips, Fred M.

doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105212

Title: Tritium, Chlorine-36, and water isotopologue profiles from Lechuguilla Cave and Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico, USA

Journal Article · 28 February 2022 · Applied Geochemistry

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