Hydrochemical evolution and variation of groundwater and its environmental impact at Sohag, Egypt

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 339-352

  Ahmed, Ayman A ^a   Ali, Mohamed H ^a  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Base exchange; Egypt; Evolution; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Nile Valley; Rock water interaction; Sohag

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922685026     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-009-0055-z     Document Type: Article

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