Assessment of groundwater vulnerability in the coastal region of Oman using DRASTIC index method in GIS environment

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 125-138

  Jamrah, Ahmad ^a   Al Futaisi, Ahmed ^b   Rajmohan, Natarajan ^b   Al Yaroubi, Saif ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Aquifer vulnerability; Barka; DRASTIC; GIS; Sultanate of Oman

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COASTAL ZONES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INSULATING MATERIALS; NITRATES; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER LEVELS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER VULNERABILITY; BARKA; DRASTIC; GIS; SULTANATE OF OMAN;

MAPS;

CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AQUIFER; BIOCHEMISTRY; GIS; GROUNDWATER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRASTIC; FECAL COLIFORM; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOLOGY; OMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OMAN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; ASIA; BARKA; EAST AFRICA; ERITREA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 56249099727     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-0104-6     Document Type: Article

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