Hydrogeochemistry and quality of groundwater of coastal unconfined aquifer in Amol-Ghaemshahr plain, Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 4767-4782

  Khairy, Houshang ^a,c   Janardhana, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^c DAMGHAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coastal unconfined aquifer; Groundwater types; Hydrogeochemistry; Mazandaran Province; Northern Iran; Sources of solutes

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY MINERALS; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; SODIUM; WEATHERING;

BRACKISH GROUND WATER; COASTAL UNCONFINED AQUIFERS; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; ION EXCHANGE REACTIONS; IONIC CONCENTRATIONS; MAZANDARAN PROVINCES; NORTHERN IRAN; SPEARMAN'S RANK CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLAY MINERAL; COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MIXING; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; SODIUM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER QUALITY;

AMOL; IRAN; MAZANDARAN; QAEM SHAHR;

EID: 84899950754     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2868-z     Document Type: Article

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