Impacts of urbanization on the groundwater resources in Shahrood, Northeastern Iran: Comparison with other Iranian and Asian cities

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 150-159

  Kazemi, Gholam A ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asia; Cesspit; Groundwater temperature; Nitrate; Shahrood Iran; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CESSPIT; GROUNDWATER TEMPERATURE; SHAHROOD-IRAN; URBANIZATION;

AQUIFERS; GLOBAL WARMING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATES; POPULATION STATISTICS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; MEGACITY; NITRATE; PH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; URBANIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; IRAN; SEMNAN; SHAHRUD;

EID: 79952008791     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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