Hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwaters with excess fluoride concentrations from Dashtestan, South of Iran

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1173-1182

  Battaleb Looie, S ^a   Moore, F ^a   Jafari, H ^b   Jacks, G ^c   Ozsvath, D ^d  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Borazjan; Dashtestan; Endemic dental fluorosis; Groundwater; Hydrogeochemistry; Iran

Indexed keywords

BORAZJAN; DASHTESTAN; ENDEMIC DENTAL FLUOROSIS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRAN;

ALUMINOUS REFRACTORIES; AQUIFERS; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENTAL HEALTH; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LITHOLOGY; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

IRAN;

EID: 84867099465     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1560-z     Document Type: Article

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