Hydrogeochemical considerations about the origin of groundwater salinization in some coastal plains of Elba Island (Tuscany, Italy)

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-257

  Giménez Forcada, Elena ^a   Bencini, Alberto ^b   Pranzini, Giovanni ^b  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Groundwater quality; Hydrochemistry; Ionic ratios; Salinization

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FRESH WATER; ION; MAGNESIUM; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL PLAIN; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; INFLOW; ION; RECHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; SILICATE MINERAL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; SEDIMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CITIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IONS; ITALY; MAGNESIUM; SEAWATER; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ELBA; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

EID: 77951765350     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-009-9281-2     Document Type: Article

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