Occurrence and origin of water well methane gas in Bangladesh

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 697-708

  Ahmed, K M ^a   Hoque, M ^b   Hasan, M K ^c   Ravenscroft, P ^d   Chowdhury, L R ^e  

^a University of Dhaka   (India)

^b Bangladesh Univ Grants Commission   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^e BAPEX   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; METHANE;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0031692563     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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