Deterioration of groundwater quality in the vicinity of an active open-tipping site in West Malaysia;Détérioration de la qualité des eaux souterraines à proximité d'une décharge publique en activité, en Malaisie occidentale

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 997-1006

  Rahim, Bahaa eldin E A ^a   Yusoff, I ^a   Samsudin, A R ^b   Yaacob, W Z W ^b   Rafek, A G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Inorganic contaminants; Ionic balance error; Malaysia; Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR); Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LEACHATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 77952863976     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0567-3     Document Type: Article

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