Nitrate pollution in the coastal aquifer system of the korinthos prefecture (Greece)

Global Nest Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-38

  Voudouris, K ^a   Panagopoulos, A ^b   Koumantakis, I ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Groundwater; Korinthos; Nitrates; Pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751198318     PISSN: 17907632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30955/gnj.000236     Document Type: Article

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