Evaluation of groundwater quality in coastal areas: Implications for sustainable agriculture

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1231-1242

  Lee, Jin Yong ^a   Song, Sung Ho ^b  

^a GeoGreen21 Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Korea Rural Community and Agriculture Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Chloride; Coastal aquifers; Electrical conductivity; Groundwater monitoring network; Korea; Seawater intrusion

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORIDE MINERALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SALT WATER INTRUSION;

COASTAL AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER MONITORING NETWORK; KOREA; TRACK SALINIZATION;

WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; COASTAL AQUIFER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 34250630961     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0560-2     Document Type: Article

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