Spatial distribution of incrustations around a water well after 38 years of use

Ground Water

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-58

  Houben, Georg J ^a   Weihe, Ulrich ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b Oldenburgisch Ostfriesischer Wasserverband ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL METHOD; GRAVEL PACK; IRON CONTENT; SOIL SAMPLE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AQUIFERS; FOULING; IRON OXIDES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TUBING; WATER CONTENT; WATER WELLS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

IRON;

AQUIFER; BORING; GRAVEL; IRON; PERMEABILITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER USE; WELL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; IRON; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 73349140493     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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