Physico-chemical parameters and correlation coefficients of ground waters of North-East Libya

Pollution Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Nair, G Achuthan ^a,b   Mohamed, Abdalla I ^a   Fadiel, Mahmoud Mahdy ^a   Al Mariami, Muftah A ^a   Bohjuari, Jalal A ^a   Premkumar, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b Easwari Vilas   (India)

^c TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benghazi; Correlation coefficients; Derna; Ground water; Jebel al Akdar; North east Libya; Physico chemical parameters

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17944365893     PISSN: 02578050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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