The effects of the largest irrigation of GAP project on groundwater quality, Şanliurfa-Harran plain, Turkey

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-211

  Yesilnacar, Irfan M ^a   Gulluoglu, Said M ^b  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Directorate of Technical Research Planning and Coordination   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GAP; Groundwater quality; Harran plain; Irrigation; Salinity; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IRRIGATION; PH; SALINITY; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; HARRAN PLAIN; SANLIURFA PLAIN; TURKEY; URFA;

EID: 33947140209     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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