Hydrogeology of karst aquifer systems in SW Turkey and an assessment of water quality and contamination problems

Environmental Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 973-988

  Davraz, Aysen ^a   Karaguzel, Remzi ^b   Soyaslan, Iskender ^c   Sener, Erhan ^a   Seyman, Fatma ^a   Sener, Sehnaz ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrogeochemistry; Karst hydrology; Western Taurides

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE AQUIFER; CARBONATE SYSTEM; CONTAMINATION PROBLEM; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUND WATER LEVEL; GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; KARST AQUIFER; KARST HYDROLOGY; KARSTIC; KARSTIC AQUIFER; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RESEARCH AREAS; WESTERN TAURIDES;

AQUIFERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; LIMESTONE; RESEARCH; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CARBONATE; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; KARST HYDROLOGY; LIMESTONE; LINEAMENT; SINKHOLE; SURFACE WATER; VULNERABILITY; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TAURIDES; TURKEY;

EID: 70349850758     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1577-5     Document Type: Article

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