Major ion chemistry and weathering processes in the Midyan Basin, northwestern Saudi Arabia

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 8695-8705

  Ghrefat, Habes A ^a   Batayneh, Awni ^a   Zaman, Haider ^b   Zumlot, Taisser ^a   Elawadi, Eslam ^a   Nazzal, Yousef ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Midyan Basin; Molar ratio; Saudi Arabia; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE WEATHERING; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; EVAPORITE DISSOLUTION; MIDYAN BASIN; MOLAR RATIO; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; SAUDI ARABIA; SILICATE WEATHERING;

CALCIUM; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; POSITIVE IONS; WEATHERING;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

CALCIUM SULFATE; CARBONIC ACID; GROUND WATER; ION;

ANHYDRITE; DISSOLUTION; DOLOMITE; EVAPORITE; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; IONIC COMPOSITION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAUDI ARABIA; WEATHERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; IONS; MINERALS; SAUDI ARABIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

MIDYAN BASIN; SAUDI ARABIA; TABUK [SAUDI ARABIA];

EID: 84884352189     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3205-4     Document Type: Article

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