Hydrogeochemical features of groundwater of semi-confined coastal aquifer in Amol-Ghaemshahr plain, Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 9237-9264

  Khairy, Houshang ^a   Janardhana, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater Seawater paleobrine interaction; Hydrogeochemistry; Mazandaran Province; Northern Iran; Semi confined coastal aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MOLAR RATIO; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER;

ALUMINOSILICATE MINERALS; COASTAL AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW DIRECTIONS; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; IRRIGATION RETURN FLOWS; MAZANDARAN PROVINCES; NORTHERN IRAN; SPEARMAN'S RANK CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER;

CARBONATE; COASTAL AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFINED AQUIFER; CORRELATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SALINIZATION; SEAWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL WATERS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; IRAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

AMOL; CASPIAN SEA; IRAN; MAZANDARAN;

EID: 84885472458     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3248-6     Document Type: Article

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