Using soil and Quaternary geological information to assess the intrinsic groundwater vulnerability of shallow aquifers: An example from Lithuania

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 636-645

  Holman, I P ^a   Palmer, R C ^a   Leonaviciute N ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Soil Science Department   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Groundwater protection; Groundwater quality; Groundwater vulnerability; Lithuania; Soil leaching potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345253627     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400000100     Document Type: Article

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