Processes affecting groundwater quality in arid zones: The case of the Bou-Areg coastal aquifer (North Morocco)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 181-198

  Re, V ^a   Sacchi, E ^b   Martin Bordes, J L ^c   Aureli, A ^c   El Hamouti, N ^d   Bouchnan, R ^e   Zuppi, G M ^a,f  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNESCO   (France)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^e University of Tanger   (Morocco)

^f CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; GEOCHEMICAL APPROACHES; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; GROUNDWATER SALINIZATIONS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SALINE WATER INTRUSION; SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; CALCIUM; EFFLUENTS; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LAKES; MANURES; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEWAGE LAGOONS; WATER QUALITY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARID REGION; BRACKISH WATER; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RECHARGE; SALINIZATION; TRACER; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

BOU AREG AQUIFER; MOROCCO; ORIENTAL;

EID: 84878643925     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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