Use and abuse of the urban groundwater resource: Implications for a new management strategy

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 94-102

  Drangert, J O ^a   Cronin, A A ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Contamination; Groundwater; Health

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 1842685825     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-003-0307-z     Document Type: Article

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