Hydrogeochemical processes and chemical characteristics around Sahand Mountain, NW Iran

Applied Water Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 479-489

  Pazand, Kaveh ^a   Hezarkhani, Ardeshir ^b  

^a University of Applied Science and Technology   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrogeochemical; Metal concentration; Oxide condition; Sahand; Water groups

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; METALS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER WELLS;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; CONDITION; GROUP III; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; OXIDE CONDITION; PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS; SAHAND; WATER GROUP;

GROUNDWATER;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROCHEMISTRY; METAL; MINERALIZATION; OXIDE; PH; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

EAST AZERBAIJAN; IRAN; SAHAND;

EID: 84889078609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21905495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-013-0096-z     Document Type: Article

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