Major ions chemistry of groundwater in the arid region of Zhangye Basin, northwestern China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 539-547

  Chang, Juan ^a   Wang, Genxu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrochemical; Major ions; Northwest China; Zhangye Basin

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; DOMINANT FACTOR; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION; HEIHE RIVER; HYDROCHEMICAL PROCESS; HYDROCHEMICALS; IONIC COMPOSITION; IONIC RATIOS; MAJOR IONS; NORTHWEST CHINA; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SATURATION INDEX; SECOND GROUP; SILICATE WEATHERING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY AREAS; ZHANGYE BASIN;

ARID REGIONS; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; SILICATES; WEATHERING;

IONS;

ARID REGION; ARIDITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; ION; SATURATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CHINA; GANSU; ZHANGYE BASIN;

EID: 77954536118     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0364-2     Document Type: Article

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