Assessment of the hydrogeochemistry and groundwater quality of the tarim river basin in an extreme arid region, NW China

Environmental Management

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 135-146

  Xiao, Jun ^a   Jin, Zhangdong ^a   Wang, Jin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Tarim River Basin; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITE DISSOLUTION; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; IONIC CONCENTRATIONS; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO; TARIM RIVER BASIN; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

ARID REGIONS; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; SODIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS; WEATHERING;

GROUNDWATER;

BARIUM; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; CUPROUS ION; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; RIVER WATER; SILICATE; SODIUM; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

ALKALINE WATER; ARID REGION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; DRINKING WATER; EVAPORITE; FUTURE PROSPECT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IONIC COMPOSITION; IRRIGATION; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; DRINKING; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; RIVER BASIN; SALINITY; SEASON; SOLUTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GROUNDWATER; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84891871357     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0198-2     Document Type: Article

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