Hydrochemical characteristics and salinity of groundwater in the Ejina Basin, Northwestern China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 665-675

  Wen, X ^a   Wu, Y ^a,b   Su, J ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Liu, F ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ejina Basin; Groundwater age; Hydrochemical; Isotope; Northwestern China; Salinity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; ROCKS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SILICATE MINERALS; TRITIUM;

EJINA BASIN; GROUNDWATER AGE; HYDROCHEMICAL; NORTHWESTERN CHINA;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SALINITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EJINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; WORLD;

EID: 27944459238     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-005-0001-7     Document Type: Article

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