Do tides affect water quality in the upper phreatic zone of a small oceanic island, Sipadan Island, Malaysia?

Environmental Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 112-117

  Abdullah, M H ^a   Mokhtar, M B ^b   Tahir, S Hj ^a   Awaluddin, A Bt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Oceanic island; Tidal change; Upper phreatic zone; Water quality

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; ISLANDS; PHREATIC ZONE; SALINE INTRUSION; TIDAL EFFECTS; TIDAL INFLUENCE; UPPER PHREATIC ZONE; WATER QUALITY;

MALAYSIA, SIPADAN ISLAND;

EID: 0030621059     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050109     Document Type: Article

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