Groundwater evolution in the Continental Intercalaire aquifer of southern Algeria and Tunisia: Trace element and isotopic indicators

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 805-822

  Edmunds, W M ^a   Guendouz, A H ^b   Mamou, A ^c   Moulla, A ^b   Shand, P ^a   Zouari, K ^d  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctr Developpement Techniques N   (Algeria)

^c Dir Gen des Ressources en Eau   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; ISOTOPES; RAIN; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TRACE ELEMENTS;

WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ALGERIA; TUNISIA;

EID: 0242633228     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00189-0     Document Type: Article

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