Environmental isotopic and hydrochemical study of water in the karst aquifer and submarine springs of the Syrian coast

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 351-364

  Charideh, Al ^a   Rahman, Abdul ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Groundwater flow; Hydrochemistry; Isotopes; Seawater; Submarine springs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649340355     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0072-x     Document Type: Article

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