Geochemistry and pollution of shallow aquifers in the Mafraq area, north Jordan

Environmental Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 162-170

  Eraifej, Nadir ^a   Abu Jaber, Nizar ^a  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Geochemical modelling; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Jordan; Pollution

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFERS;

FERTILIZER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

JORDAN;

EID: 0032963138     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050373     Document Type: Article

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