Geochemical processes controlling water salinization in an irrigated basin in Spain: Identification of natural and anthropogenic influence

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 502, Issue , 2015, Pages 330-343

  Merchan D ^a   Auque L F ^b   Acero, P ^b   Gimeno, M J ^b   Causape J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cation exchange reactions; Geochemical modeling; Mineral dissolution; Multivariate analysis; Nitrate pollution

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE REACTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRATE POLLUTION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DOLOMITE; GROUND WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASIN; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; LEACHING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRATE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SOIL WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; PRECIPITATION; RIVER BASIN; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; SPRING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER SALINIZATIN; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARAGON; LERMA BASIN [ZARAGOZA]; SPAIN; ZARAGOZA;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SPAIN; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84907766713     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.041     Document Type: Article

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