Natural and anthropogenic factors affecting the groundwater quality in the Nandong karst underground river system in Yunan, China

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 49-61

  Jiang, Yongjun ^a,b,c   Wu, Yuexia ^d   Groves, Chris ^c   Yuan, Daoxian ^a,b,e   Kambesis, Pat ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Karst Environment and Rock Desertification Rehabilitation   (China)

^c WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^e INSTITUTE OF KARST GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic processes; China; Factor analysis; Groundwater quality; Nandong; Natural processes

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC PROCESSES; CHINA; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; NANDONG; NATURAL PROCESSES;

CALCIUM; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; QUALITY CONTROL; ROCKS; SEWAGE; SODIUM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; WATER;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KARST; RIVER SYSTEM; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LAND USE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; ROCK; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70349089659     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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