Gypsum precipitation/dissolution as an explanation of the decrease of sulphate concentration during seawater intrusion

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 228, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 48-55

  Gomis Yagues V ^a   Boluda Botella, N ^a   Ruiz Bevia F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gypsum; Hydrogeochemistry; Seawater intrusion; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COASTAL ZONES; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GYPSUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SALT WATER INTRUSION; WATER ANALYSIS;

HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODEL;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

COASTAL AQUIFER; DISSOLUTION; GYPSUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SALINE INTRUSION; SULFATE;

EID: 0034696357     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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