Research studies hydrochemical aspects

The Water of the Jordan Valley: Scarcity and Deterioration of Groundwater and its Impact on the Regional Development

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 83-122

  Möller, Peter ^a   Rosenthal, Eliahu ^b   Geyer, Stefan ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

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EID: 84891385155     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77757-1_6     Document Type: Chapter

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