Waste disposal on karstic terrain: A case study from the ancient marble quarries in Iznik (Nicaea), Turkey

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 339-348

  Simsek, Celalettin ^a   Yavuz, Ali Bahadir ^a   Elci, Hakan ^a   Elci, Alper ^a   Gunduz, Orhan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ancient quarries; Iznik (Turkey); karstic terrain; sewage and waste disposal

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052407283     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12303-011-0021-0     Document Type: Article

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