Investigation of the land subsidence and its consequences of large groundwater withdrawal in Rafsanjan, Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Solaimani, Karim ^a   Mortazavi, S Mostafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Iran; Land subsidence; Rafsanjan

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; IRAN;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FRESH WATER; IRAN;

EID: 53649107875     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.265.269     Document Type: Article

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