Hydrochemical analyses of a disturbed aquifer of a small island in Malaysia

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 12 A, 2008, Pages 2043-2051

  Abdullah, Mohd Harun ^a   Mokhtar, Mazlin Bin ^b   Musta, Baba ^a   Aris, Ahmad Zaharin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Major ions; Malaysia; Oceanic island; Seawater intrusion

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CALCITE; DISTURBANCE; FACIES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IONIC COMPOSITION; ISLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; REMEDIATION; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER USE;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH; SIPADAN ISLAND; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 61949220946     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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