Hydrochemical investigation of water from the Pleistocene wells and springs, Jericho area, Palestine

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 192-202

  Khayat, Saed ^a   Hötzl, Heinz ^b   Geyer, Stefan ^a   Ali, Wasim ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic pollution; Hydro chemistry; Jericho; Lisan, Samara; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; PLEISTOCENE; SPRING WATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; JERICHO; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; WEST BANK;

EID: 31144461572     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-004-0399-0     Document Type: Article

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