The hydro geochemical characterization of ground waters in Tunisian Chott's region

Environmental Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 843-854

  Kamel, Samir ^a   Younes, Hamed ^b   Chkir, Najiba ^b   Zouari, Kamel ^b  

^a Arrondissement des Ressources en Eau   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Chott; Dissolution; Paleoclimatic groundwater; Stable radiocarbon isotopes; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CHOTT; PALEOCLIMATIC GROUNDWATER; RADIOCARBON ISOTOPES; TUNISIA;

ISOTOPES;

CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GROUNDWATER; HOLOCENE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; CHOTT EL DJERID; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 43349105242     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0867-7     Document Type: Article

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