Hydrochemical analysis of groundwater in the shallow aquifers of the Manukan and Mabul Islands, Malaysia

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 319, 2008, Pages 387-394

  Aris, Ahmad Zaharin ^a   Abdullah, Mohd Harun ^a   Musta, Baba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cation exchange; Groundwater; Mabul island; Manukan island; Seawater intrusion

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CRITICAL RESOURCES; DEVELOPING WORLD; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MALAYSIA; SEA WATER INTRUSION; SHALLOW AQUIFERS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC COMPOSITION; SALINE INTRUSION; SEAWATER; SHALLOW WATER;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MABUL ISLAND; MALAYSIA; MANUKAN ISLAND; SABAH; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 45749106811     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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