Application of multivariate statistical methods and inverse geochemical modeling for characterization of groundwater - A case study: Ain Azel plain (Algeria)

Geoderma

Volumn 159, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 390-398

  Belkhiri, Lazhar ^a   Boudoukha, Abderrahmane ^a   Mouni, Lotfi ^b   Baouz, Toufik ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATNA   (Algeria)

^b Laboratoire de technologie des materiaux et de genie des procedes de l'universite de Bejaia   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Ain Azel; Algeria; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Inverse geochemical modeling; PHREEQC

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; SILICATE MINERALS;

AIN AZEL; ALGERIA; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INVERSE GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; PHREEQC;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CARBONATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER; ION; MINERAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RECHARGE; SULFATE; TRANSITION ZONE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

ALGERIA;

EID: 78650178664     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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