Hydrochemistry of aquifers in the southern Dead Sea area, southern Jordan

Environmental Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 213-222

  Abu Jaber, N S ^a   Wafa, N A ^b  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Arab potash company   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dead Sea; Hydrochemistry; Jordan; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST, DEAD SEA;

EID: 0030303336     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050095     Document Type: Article

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