Hydrogeology and vulnerability assessment of groundwater resources in the Mostaganem plateau, Northwestern Algeria

Journal of Environmental Hydrology

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-11

  Saibi, Hakim ^a,b   Ehara, Sachio ^a  

^a Kyushu University   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAP; RECHARGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; TOPOGRAPHY; VADOSE ZONE; VULNERABILITY; WATER TABLE;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; MOSTAGANEM; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 38349115351     PISSN: 10583912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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