Hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry of an alkaline volcanic area: The NE Mt. Meru slope (East African Rift-Northern Tanzania)

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 529-541

  Ghiglieri, G ^a,b   Pittalis, D ^b   Cerri, G ^b   Oggiano, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EAST AFRICANS; EXCHANGE PROCESS; GEOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC PARAMETERS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS; LOCAL PERMEABILITIES; MAJOR IONS; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; SODIUM BICARBONATES; TANZANIA; VOLCANIC AREAS;

ALKALINITY; AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ALKALINITY; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; AQUIFER POLLUTION; BASALT; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAVA; MOBILIZATION; PERMEABILITY; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SLOPE; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE WATER; SURVEY; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANIC SOIL;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; MOUNT MERU; TANZANIA;

EID: 84857411508     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-529-2012     Document Type: Review

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