Isotopic and hydrochemical investigation of the Grombalia deep aquifer system, northeastern Tunisia

Carbonates and Evaporites

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 281-295

  Charfi, S ^a,b   Trabelsi, R ^a,b   Zouari, K ^a,b   Chkir, N ^b,c   Charfi, H ^d   Rekaia, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Department of Geography   (Tunisia)

^c École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^d Department of English   (Tunisia)

^e Regional Commissary for Agricultural Development of Nabeul   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cation exchange; Dedolomitization; Dissolution; Grombalia; Return flow; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DISSOLUTION; DOLOMITIZATION; EVAPORITE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; TRACER;

TUNISIA;

EID: 84883258967     PISSN: 08912556     EISSN: 18785212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13146-012-0114-5     Document Type: Review

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