%0 Journal Article
%T Bromine geochemistry of british groundwaters
%A Edmunds, W. M.
%J Mineralogical Magazine
%D 1996
%V 60
%N 399
%@ 0026-461x
%F Edmunds1996
%O exported from refbase (http://www.uhydro.de/refbase/show.php?record=20), last updated on Mon, 18 May 2020 10:43:49 +0200
%X \textlessp\textgreater The concentrations of Br in potable groundwaters in the United Kingdom range from 60 to 340 µg 1 \textlesssup\textgreater-1\textless/sup\textgreater . The occurrence of Br is described in terms of the Br/Cl weight ratio which enables small changes in bromide concentrations to be assessed in terms of salinity. Median values of Br/Cl in groundwaters range from 2.60 to 5.15 × 10 \textlesssup\textgreater−3\textless/sup\textgreater compared with a sea water ratio of 3.47× 10 \textlesssup\textgreater−3\textless/sup\textgreater . In recent shallow groundwaters the Br/Cl ratio is rather variable in response to a range of natural and anthropogenic inputs (marine and industrial aerosols, industrial and agricultural chemicals including road salt). Some slight enrichment in Br/Cl also occurs naturally during infiltration as a result of biogeochemical processes. \textless/p\textgreater
%U https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0026461X00013396/type/journal\_article
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1180/minmag.1996.060.399.03
%P 275-284