Mapping groundwater contamination risk using gis and groundwater modelling. A case study from the gaza strip, palestine

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 483-494

  Baalousha, Husam Musa ^a  

^a Hawke's Bay Regional Council   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Capture zones; Drastic; Gaza Strip; GIS; Groundwater contamination; MODFLOW; Risk mapping; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922685144     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-010-0135-0     Document Type: Article

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