Spatial assessment of salinity and nitrate pollution in Amman Zarqa Basin: A case study

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-129

  Al Kuisi, Mustafa ^a   Al Qinna, Mohammed ^b   Margane, Armin ^c   Aljazzar, Taiseer ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Indicator kriging; Nitrate; Ordinary kriging; Probability kriging; Risk assessment; Salinity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; CONTAMINATION RISKS; ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; GROUNDWATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDICATOR KRIGING; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL USE; KRIGING; LAND RESOURCES; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE POLLUTION; ORDINARY KRIGING; POLLUTION INDICATORS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DEPENDENCE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TO A VERY LARGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER DEMAND;

ARID REGIONS; DETERIORATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; LAND USE; NITRATES; POLLUTION; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WELLS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARID REGION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; KRIGING; LAND USE; NITRATE; POLLUTION MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

AMMAN-ZARQA BASIN; JORDAN;

EID: 77955123711     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0010-z     Document Type: Article

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