Effects of human activities on karst groundwater geochemistry in a rural area in the Balkans

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1920-1931

  Long, David T ^a,b   Voice, Thomas C ^a,b   Niagolova, Nedialka D ^a   McElmurry, Shawn P ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; AGRICULTURAL AREAS; ANTHROPOGENIC CHEMICALS; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; BULGARIA; CARBONATE AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; ION PAIRS; KARSTIC TERRAIN; NEPHROPATHY; REDOX STATE; URANIUM CONCENTRATION; WELL WATER;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; LIMESTONE; POLLUTION CONTROL; RURAL AREAS; SPRINGS (WATER); URANIUM; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUIFER POLLUTION; DRINKING WATER; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FACIES; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; KARST; RURAL AREA; URANIUM; WATER QUALITY;

BALKAN; TURKMENISTAN;

EID: 84865567041     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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