Water quality mapping and assessment, and weathering processes of selected aflaj in Oman

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 181, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 509-524

  Ghrefat, Habes Ahmad ^a   Jamarh, Ahmad ^b   Al Futaisi, Ahmed ^c   Al Abri, Badr ^d  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^d Public Establishment for Industrial Estates   (Oman)

Author keywords

Aflaj; Geochemical mapping; Oman; Water quality; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION RATIO; AFLAJ; CARBONATE WEATHERING; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; DOMESTIC USE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; EVAPORITE DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY; MOLAR RATIO; OMAN; QUALITY MAPPING; SILICATE WEATHERING; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER COMPOSITION; WEATHERING PROCESS;

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; POSITIVE IONS; SILICATES; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

POTABLE WATER;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM ION; SILICATE; SODIUM; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CHLORIDE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GIS; IRRIGATION; MAPPING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; OMAN; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLID; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WEATHERING;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; GROUNDWATER; OMAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WEATHER;

OMAN;

EID: 80054761992     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1845-1     Document Type: Article

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