Lake Tiberias and its dynamic hydrochemical environment

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 219-246

  Siebert, Christian ^a   Geyer, Stefan ^a   Möller, Peter ^b   Rosenthal, Eliahu ^c   Berger, Diego ^d   Guttman, Joseph ^d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Mekorot Israel National Water COLTD   (Israel)

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EID: 84891428093     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77757-1_11     Document Type: Chapter

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