Comparative study on water quality among Asian megacities based on major ion concentrations

From Headwaters to the Ocean: Hydrological Changes and Watershed Management - Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrological Changes and Management from Headwaters to the Ocean, HYDROCH

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 295-300

  Hosono, T ^a   Umezawa, Y ^b   Onodera, S ^c   Wang, C H ^d   Siringan, F ^e   Buapeng, S ^f   Delinom, R ^g   Nakano, T ^h   Taniguchi, M ^h  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^e University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^f Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment   (Thailand)

^g INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^h RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human activity; Megacities; Southeast Asia; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ASIAN COUNTRIES; ASIAN MEGA-CITIES; BANGKOK; COASTAL AREA; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN IMPACT; HYDROTHERMAL WATER; ION CONCENTRATIONS; JAKARTA; MEGACITIES; NACL TYPE; NATURAL WATERS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUBSURFACE WATERS; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS; WATER SAMPLES;

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COASTAL ZONES; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

SEAWATER;

EID: 79952323830     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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