Groundwater salinization of the Sfax superficial aquifer, Tunisia

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1341-1355

  Trabelsi, Rouaida ^a   Zairi, Moncef ^a   Dhia, Hamed Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Hydrochemistry; Salinization; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL AQUIFER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SALINIZATION;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 36448976591     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0182-0     Document Type: Article

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