Characterization of mechanisms and processes of groundwater salinization in irrigated coastal area using statistics, GIS, and hydrogeochemical investigations

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2643-2660

  Bouzourra, Hazar ^a   Bouhlila, Rachida ^a   Elango, L ^b   Slama, Fairouz ^a   Ouslati, Naceur ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Regional Commission for Agricultural Development   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Freshening; Irrigation return flow; Saltwater intrusion; Shallow coastal aquifers; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CLAY MINERAL; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GIS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RECHARGE; RETURN PERIOD; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; WELL WATER;

TUNISIA;

BROMIDE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; METAL; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; SALINITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TUNISIA; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; BROMIDES; CARBONATES; CHLORIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; METALS; NITRATES; SALINITY; SULFATES; TUNISIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84924787237     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3428-0     Document Type: Article

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