Hydrogeochemistry and water balance in the coastal wetland area of "Biviere di Gela," Sicily, Italy

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 178, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 179-193

  Manno, Emanuela ^a   Vassallo, Massimo ^a   Varrica, Daniela ^a   Dongarrà, Gaetano ^a   Hauser, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental geochemistry; Hydrogeochemistry; Isotope geochemistry; Water balance; Wetland area

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; WETLANDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; WATER BALANCE; WETLAND AREA;

COASTAL ZONES;

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; ISOTOPE; LAKE WATER; NITRATE; RAIN; SODIUM; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER; TRACE ELEMENT;

COASTAL ZONES; COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; WETLANDS;

COASTAL WETLAND; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; SALINITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; EUTROPHICATION; FLUID BALANCE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; LAKE; SALINITY; SEASHORE; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

BIVIERE DI GELA; CALTANISSETTA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846177196     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9189-8     Document Type: Article

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