Groundwater contamination and its effect on health in Turkey

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 183, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 77-94

  Baba, Alper ^a   Tayfur, Gokmen ^a  

^a IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Health; Pollution; Turkey; Waste

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ANALYSIS RESULTS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BALIKESIR; COASTAL REGIONS; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; ISPARTA; ISTANBUL; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MINING WASTE; RIVER BASINS; SURFACE WATER BODY; TANK SYSTEM; TURKEY; WELL CONSTRUCTIONS; WESTERN REGION;

ABANDONED MINES; ARSENIC; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; INDUSTRY; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY MINES; OIL WELL DRILLING; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; SALT WATER INTRUSION; SEAWATER; SEPTIC TANKS; SURFACE DISCHARGES; SURFACE WATERS; WASTES; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CALCIUM SULFATE; FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; PESTICIDE; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABANDONED MINE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ARSENIC; DISCHARGE; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFILTRATION; MINE WASTE; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; SEPTIC TANK; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; TURKEY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANATOLIA; GEDIZ BASIN; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; KIZILIRMAK RIVER; MARMARA [TURKEY]; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MELEN RIVER; TURKEY;

EID: 82455175309     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-1907-z     Document Type: Article

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