Geochemistry of fluoride and major ion in the groundwater samples of Triassic aquifer (South eastern Tunisia), through multivariate and hydrochemical Techniques

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1941-1951

  Hamzaoui Azaza, Fadoua ^a,b   Bouhlila, Rachida ^b   Gueddari, Moncef ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Fluorine; Geochemistry; Groundwater; Major elements; Multivariate data analysis; Triassic aquifer

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949555443     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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