Transition from confined to phreatic conditions as the factor controlling salinization and change in redox state, Upper subaquifer of the Judea Group, Israel

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 483-494

  Gavrieli, Ittai ^a   Burg, Avi ^a   Guttman, Joseph ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b Mekorot Israel National Water COLTD   (Israel)

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Hydrochemistry; Israel; Redox conditions; Salinization

Indexed keywords

CONFINED AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PHREATIC ZONE; SALINIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ISRAEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SCOPUS;

EID: 0141614929     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-002-0206-8     Document Type: Article

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