Holistic assessment of groundwater resources and regional environmental problems in the North China plain

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1037-1047

  Chen, Jianyao ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Isotope; North China Plain; Recharge; Water balance; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC PURPOSE; DRY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GROUNDWATER USE; HIGH-CONTENT; LARGE CITIES; NATURAL PROCESS; NITRATE POLLUTION; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; OVER-EXPLOITATION OF GROUNDWATERS; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; POTENTIAL RISKS; RECHARGE; TOTAL VALUES; WATER BALANCE; WATER BALANCE COMPONENTS; WATER CRISIS; WATER DEFICIT; WATER TABLE DECREASE; WATER TABLE DRAWDOWN; WATER USE; YELLOW RIVER;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; ISOTOPES; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER CONTENT; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ACCUMULATION; DRAWDOWN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EVAPORATION; EXPLOITATION; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HOLISTIC APPROACH; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITRATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECHARGE; RISK FACTOR; SUBURBAN AREA; SURFACE WATER; WATER BUDGET; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TABLE; WATER USE;

CHINA;

EID: 77955718136     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0425-6     Document Type: Article

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