Geological controls on water quality in arid Kuwait

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-204

  Ruwaih, F Al ^a   Sayed, S ^b   Al Rashed, M ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Multivariate statistical analyses; Saline brine ground water; Saturation indices

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; GEOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

KUWAIT;

EID: 0032007391     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0345     Document Type: Article

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