Hydrogeochemical characteristics and evolution of groundwater at the Ras Sudr-Abu Zenima area, southwest Sinai, Egypt

Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-109

  El Fiky, Anwar A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Egypt; Groundwater; Hydrogeochemistry; Ionic ratios; Sinai

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649702745     PISSN: 10128832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4197/Ear.21-1.4     Document Type: Article

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