Natural background groundwater composition in the Azores archipelago (Portugal): A hydrogeochemical study and threshold value determination

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 520, Issue , 2015, Pages 127-135

  Cruz, J V ^a   Andrade, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores; Groundwater chemistry; Natural background levels; Threshold values; Volcanic aquifers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ALKALINITY; AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; VOLCANOES; WATER QUALITY;

AZORES; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; NATURAL BACKGROUND LEVELS; THRESHOLD VALUES; VOLCANIC AQUIFERS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SILICATE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AQUIFER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EUROPEAN UNION; NITRATE; REGULATORY APPROACH; THRESHOLD; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; NATURAL BACKGROUND LEVEL; PH; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THRESHOLD VALUE; VOLCANO; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AZORES; BIO BIO; CHILE; PORTUGAL; SANTA MARIA ISLAND;

EID: 84925278390     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.057     Document Type: Article

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