Geochemical process regulating groundwater quality in a coastal region with complex contamination sources: Barka, Sultanate of Oman

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 385-398

  Rajmohan, Natarajan ^b   Al Futaisi, Ahmed ^a   Al Touqi, Said ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Barka; Geochemistry; Groundwater; Ionic delta; Ionic ratio; Oman

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTANTS; BARKA; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; COASTAL REGIONS; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTAMINATION SOURCES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL METHODS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; IONIC RATIOS; IRRIGATION RETURN FLOWS; MAJOR IONS; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; RAPID URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SALINE WATER INTRUSION; SEA SPRAY; SULTANATE OF OMAN; SURFACE CONTAMINATIONS; UPSTREAM REGION; WASTE DUMPING; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CARBONATE MINERALS; CHLORIDE MINERALS; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEIONIZED WATER; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGERS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; MINERALS; POLLUTION; SEAWATER; SEPTIC TANKS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

COASTAL ZONE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ESTUARINE FRONT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

BARKA; ERITREA; OMAN;

EID: 77955161841     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0037-1     Document Type: Article

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