Evaluation of groundwater quality in the Yarmouk basin, North Jordan

Journal of Environmental Hydrology

Volumn 15, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-13

  Taany, Rakad A ^a   Batayneh, Awni T ^b   Jaradat, Rasheed A ^c  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Natural Resources Authority   (Jordan)

^c YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CALCIUM; CONFINED AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; MAGNESIUM; PH; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRBID [JORDAN]; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; YARMOUK BASIN;

EID: 37249080134     PISSN: 10583912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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