Groundwater quality trends in the dupi tila aquifer of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Sources of contamination evaluated using modelling and environmental isotopes

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-76

  Burgess, William Graham ^a   Hasan, Muhammed Kamrul ^a   Rihani, Emma ^a   Ahmed, Kazi Matin ^b   Hoque, Mohammad Abdul ^a   Darling, William George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Dhaka; Environmental isotopes; Modelling; Urban groundwater; Urban recharge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880586760     PISSN: 19463138     EISSN: 19463146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19463138.2011.554662     Document Type: Article

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