Karstic spring water quality: The effect of groundwater abstraction from the recharge area

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 13-15, 2014, Pages 2494-2501

  Tsakiris, G ^a   Alexakis, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Almyros (Crete) spring; Brackish water; Groundwater abstraction; Karstic springs; Reconnaissance Drought Index; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; KARST; RECHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER QUALITY;

ALMYROS; GREECE; MAGNESIA; THESSALY;

EID: 84898712531     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.800253     Document Type: Article

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