Geochemical and quality assessment of groundwater of Marand Basin, East Azarbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1131-1143

  Pazand, Kaveh ^b   Hezarkhani, Ardeshir ^a   Ghanbari, Yousef ^b   Aghavali, Nasrin ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Major ion; Marand

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; HYDROCHEMICALS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; IRRIGATION WATERS; MARAND; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; SALT CONCENTRATION; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO;

CALCIUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; HAZARDS; IRRIGATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; INORGANIC SALT; ION; IRRIGATION; TOXICITY;

IRAN;

EID: 84867097188     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1557-7     Document Type: Article

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