Impact of human activities on quality and geochemistry of groundwater in the Merdja area, Tebessa, Algeria

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1259-1268

  Rouabhia, A ^a,c   Fehdi, Ch ^a   Baali, F ^a,b   Djabri, L ^b   Rouabhi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEBESSA   (Algeria)

^b BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^c Tebessa University Center ^*  (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algeria; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Isotopes; Pollution; Tebessa

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; RIVER POLLUTION; SODIUM SULFATE; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TRITIUM; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGERIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL DATUM; CLIMATIC REGIMES; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; LIMESTONE AQUIFERS; METEORIC WATERS; POLLUTION; STABLE ISOTOPES; TEBESSA; WATER TYPES;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AQUIFER POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIMESTONE; PIEZOMETER; RIVER DISCHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; NORTH AFRICA; TEBESSA;

EID: 58849091923     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1225-0     Document Type: Article

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