Groundwater assessment at Santiago Island (Cabo Verde): A multidisciplinary approach to a recurring source of water supply

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1139-1159

  Carreira, Paula Maria ^a   Marques, José M ^b   Pina, António ^c   Gomes, António Mota ^c   Fernandes, Paula A Galego ^a   Santos, Fernando Monteiro ^d  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DE CABO VERDE   (Cape Verde)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Groundwater degradation; Principal Component Analyses; Santiago Island Cabo Verde; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTAMINATION; COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENTS; LITHOLOGICAL COMPOSITION; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; SANTIAGO ISLAND-CABO VERDE; STABLE ISOTOPES;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

BRACKISH WATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECHARGE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SALINIZATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CAPE VERDE; MONTENEGRO;

EID: 77952240530     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9489-z     Document Type: Article

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