Impact of cemeteries on groundwater chemistry: A review

Catena

Volumn 93, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-37

  Zychowski, Józef ^a  

^a PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Decomposition products; Environmental conditions; Groundwater quality; Interments

Indexed keywords

CEMETERY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LITERATURE REVIEW; WATER QUALITY;

BRAZIL; CANADA; FRANCE; GERMANY; PORTUGAL; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857125595     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.01.009     Document Type: Review

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