Groundwater occurrence in the lower palaeozoic and precambrian rocks of the UK: Implications for source protection

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 447-453

  Robins, N S ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basement aquifers; Groundwater protection; Pollution; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; SOURCE ROCK; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUIFER; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033429563     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1999.tb01084.x     Document Type: Article

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