Intrinsic aquifer vulnerability assessment: Validation by environmental tracers in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Environmental Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 477-491

  Mahlknecht, Jürgen ^a   Medina Mejía, Ma Guadalupe ^b   Gárfias Solis, Jaime ^c   Cano Aguilera, Irene ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aquifer vulnerability; Chlorofluorocarbons; Guanajuato; Mexico; Semi arid regions; SINTACX

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER VULNERABILITY; GUANAJUATO; MEXICO; SEMI-ARID REGIONS; SINTACX;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CFC; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MODEL VALIDATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRACER; VULNERABILITY;

GUANAJUATO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE;

EID: 33845653493     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0344-8     Document Type: Article

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