Hydrogeochemical evaluation of shallow alluvial aquifer of Wadi Marwani, western Saudi Arabia

Journal of King Saud University - Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-190

  Al ahmadi, M E ^a   El Fiky, A A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alluvial aquifer; Anthropogenic activities; Contamination; Geochemical modeling; Saudi Arabia; Water hardness

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649086296     PISSN: 10183647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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