Statistical analysis of anthropogenic versus geochemical-controlled differences in groundwater composition in The Netherlands

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 336, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 470-480

  van den Brink, Cors ^a   Frapporti, Giuseppe ^a   Griffioen, Jasper ^b   Zaadnoordijk, Willem Jan ^a  

^a ROYAL HASKONINGDHV   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Country scale; Geochemical controls; Groundwater quality; Land use; Statistical treatment

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; LAND USE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER QUALITY;

GEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; STATISTICAL TREATMENT;

WATER ANALYSIS;

FUZZY SETS; LAND USE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; SCALE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 33947129638     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.01.024     Document Type: Article

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