Vulnerability assessment in karstic areas: Validation by field experiments

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-245

  Perrin, J ^a   Pochon, A ^b   Jeannin, P Y ^c   Zwahlen, F ^b  

^a Grand Faubourg   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c Institut Suisse de Speleologie et de Karstologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contamination scenario; Karst aquifer; Switzerland; Tracing test; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; ROCKS; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTIFICIAL TRACERS; KARSTIC AREAS;

GEOLOGY;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; KARST; TRACER; VULNERABILITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 4344638263     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-0986-3     Document Type: Article

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