Origin of groundwater salinity and hydrogeochemical processes in the confined Quaternary aquifer of the Pearl River Delta, China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 438-439, Issue , 2012, Pages 112-124

  Wang, Ya ^a   Jiao, Jiu Jimmy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Hydrogeochemical processes; Salinity; The Pearl River Delta

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEMS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; RIVERS; SEAWATER;

COASTAL AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER SALINITIES; HOLOCENE TRANSGRESSION; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; SALINITY; SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFINED AQUIFER; DISSOLVED MATTER; FACIES; GROUNDWATER; HOLOCENE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC MATTER; QUATERNARY; RAINWATER; RECHARGE; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHORELINE; TRANSGRESSION; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84860368194     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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