Burial sites and their impact on groundwater

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 297, 2005, Pages 36-43

  Trick, Julian ^a   Klinck, Ben ^a   Coombs, Patricia ^a   Noy, Dave ^a   Williams, Geoff ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Burial; Cemetery; Decay; Decomposition; Groundwater; Hydrogeology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER POLLUTION;

BURIAL; CEMETERY; POLLUTING POTENTIAL; URBANIZATION;

GROUNDWATER;

CEMETERY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 23844469869     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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