Ground water salinization caused by residual neogene and pliocene sea water - An example from the Judea Group Aquifer, southern Israel

Ground Water

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 261-270

  Rosenthal, E ^a   Weinberger, G ^a   Kronfeld, J ^b  

^a Hydrological Service of Israel   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLAY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SALT WATER INTRUSION;

DOLOMITE; EVAPORITES; GROUNDWATER SALINIZATION;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER; SALINIZATION; SEAWATER;

ISRAEL;

ALBIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SCOPUS;

EID: 0033104790     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1999.tb00982.x     Document Type: Article

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