Geochemistry and potential use of groundwater in the Rocca Busambra area (Sicily, Italy)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 885-898

  Fontana, M ^a   Grassa, F ^a   Cusimano, G ^a,b   Favara, R ^a   Hauser, S ^a,b   Scaletta, C ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental isotopes; Geochemistry; Italy; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; EARTH SCIENCES; GAGES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICA; POINT GROUPS; POTABLE WATER; SODIUM; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER CONTENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER WELLS;

CARBONATE COMPLEXES; CARBONATE ROCKS; DRINKING WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES; HIGH PERMEABILITIES; HIGH-NA; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; ITALY; MAIN GROUPS; RAIN GAUGES; RECHARGE AREAS; SECOND GROUPS; SULPHATE;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RAINGAUGE; RECHARGE; SPRING WATER; WATER QUALITY; WELL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PALERMO [SICILY]; ROCCA BUSAMBRA; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 62549125991     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1368-z     Document Type: Article

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