Origins of high nitrate in groundwater in Tanzania

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 471-478

  Nkotagu, H ^a,b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; NITRATE; POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

TANZANIA, DODOMA;

EID: 0030511813     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0899-5362(96)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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