Hydrochemical variation in the springs water between Jerusalem-Ramallah Mountains and Jericho Fault, Palestine

Environmental Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1739-1751

  Khayat, Saed ^a   Möller, Peter ^b   Geyer, Stefan ^a   Marei, Amer ^c   Siebert, Christian ^a   Hilo, Fayez Abu ^d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b Geo Research Center Potsdam   (Germany)

^c AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^d Bierzeit University   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Infiltration; Jericho Plain; Karst aquifer; Major elements; Pollution; Recharge; Spatial change of composition; Temporal change of composition; Upper mountain sub aquifer; Wadi Qilt

Indexed keywords

JERICHO PLAIN; KARST AQUIFER; MAJOR ELEMENTS; RECHARGE; SPATIAL CHANGE OF COMPOSITION; TEMPORAL CHANGE OF COMPOSITION; UPPER MOUNTAIN SUB-AQUIFER; WADI QILT;

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; FLOW RATE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SEWAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; VAPORS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DOLOMITE; FAULT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MOUNTAIN REGION; OXIDATION; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; SATURATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPRING WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; PALESTINE;

EID: 67349202750     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1459-x     Document Type: Article

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