Groundwater contamination by nitrates in the city of Konya, (Turkey): A GIS perspective

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-37

  Nas, Bilgehan ^a   Berktay, Ali ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GIS; Groundwater; Nitrate; Wells

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATES; POTABLE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER SOURCES; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER WELLS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; STUDY AREAS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WATER SAMPLES; WELL; WELL DEPTH;

GROUNDWATER;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

DRINKING WATER; GIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLUID INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; KONYA [KONYA (PRV)]; KONYA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 33344458010     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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