Investigation of groundwater mineralization in the Hammamet-Nabeul unconfined aquifer, north-eastern Tunisia: Geochemical and isotopic approach

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1287-1300

  Moussa, Amor Ben ^a   Haj Salem, Sarra Bel ^a   Zouari, Kamel ^a   Marc, Vincent ^b   Jlassi, Fayçal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Laboratoire d'Hydrogéologie d'Avignon   (France)

^c Commissariat Régional au Développement Agricole ^*  (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cation exchange; Dedolomitization; Dissolution; Recent recharge; Return flow; Unconfined aquifer

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGES; DEDOLOMITIZATION; RECENT RECHARGE; RETURN FLOW; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY; POSITIVE IONS; TRITIUM; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER POLLUTION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; INFILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MINERALIZATION; RECHARGE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER;

HAMMAMET; NABEUL; TUNISIA;

EID: 79952068702     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0616-1     Document Type: Article

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