A brief review on groundwater studies in Malaysia

Journal of Sustainability Science and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-133

  Praveena, Sarva Mangala ^a   Aris, Ahmad Zaharin ^b   Abdullah, Mohd Harun ^a   Bidin, Kawi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coastal; Groundwater; Malaysia; Small islands

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650780666     PISSN: 18238556     EISSN: 26727226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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