Hydrostratigraphy and geochemistry at a coastal sandfill in Singapore

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1591-1604

  C Chua, Lloyd H ^a   M Lo, Edmond Y ^a   Freyberg, David L ^b   Shuy, E B ^a   Lim, T T ^a   Tan, S K ^a   Ngonidzashe, Mzila ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Hydraulic properties; Hydrostratigraphy; Mineral dissolution; Sandfill

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DISSOLUTION; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SAND; SEA LEVEL; SLUG TEST; WEATHERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 36549046631     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0195-8     Document Type: Article

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