Diagnosis of groundwater quality and assessment of contamination sources in the Megara basin (Attica, Greece)

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2367-2381

  Gamvroula, D ^a   Alexakis, D ^b   Stamatis, G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chromium; Factor analysis; Greece; Manganese; Megara basin; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; DATABASE; DRINKING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GIS; GROUNDWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; MANGANESE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY;

ATTICA; GREECE; MEGARA BASIN;

EID: 84879598153     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0533-6     Document Type: Article

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