Hydrogeological analysis of the upper Dupi Tila Aquifer, towards the implementation of a managed aquifer-recharge project in Dhaka City, Bangladesh;Analyse hydrogéologique de l'Aquifère Dupi Tila Supérieur, en vue de la mise en œuvre d'un projet de recharge contrôlée de l'aquifère dans la ville de Dhaka, Bangladesh

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1071-1089

  Rahman, Mohammad Azizur ^a   Wiegand, Bettina A ^a   Badruzzaman, A B M ^b   Ptak, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Biosand filter; Dupi Tila Aquifer; Managed aquifer recharge; Urban groundwater

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FILTER; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RECHARGE;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 84880620336     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-0978-z     Document Type: Article

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