A geophysical and geochemical approach for seawater intrusion assessment in the Acquedolci coastal aquifer (Northern Sicily)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1473-1482

  Cimino, A ^a   Cosentino, C ^a   Oieni, A ^a   Tranchina, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquedolci plain; Apparent resistivity; Groundwater; Seawater intrusion; Sicily

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE; COMPUTER NETWORKS; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; MAGNESIUM; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEAWATER; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

ACQUEDOLCI PLAIN; APPARENT RESISTIVITY; SEAWATER INTRUSION; SICILY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; MIXING; SALINE INTRUSION; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

ACQUEDOLCI; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 51349100851     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-1097-8     Document Type: Article

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