Natural and anthropogenic factors affecting groundwater quality of an active volcano (Mt. Etna, Italy)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 863-882

  Aiuppa, A ^a   Bellomo, S ^a   Brusca, L ^b   D'Alessandro, W ^b   Federico, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; POTABLE WATER; STATISTICAL METHODS; WASTEWATER;

MINERALISATION;

VOLCANOES;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; VOLCANO; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ITALY;

EID: 0037410078     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00182-8     Document Type: Article

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