Estimation of inorganic and organic pollutants in Kuwait groundwaters used in irrigation: A study after the Gulf war

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-156

  Al Haddad, Amir A ^a   Mathew, Johnson ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Gulf war; Irrigation water; Underground water; Water analyses

Indexed keywords

BORON; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION; KUWAIT; NICKEL; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOTAL INORGANIC CARBON; VANADIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BORON; CARBON; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; IRRIGATION; NICKEL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; VANADIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY; INORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0034099115     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230008711262     Document Type: Article

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