Hydrochemical processes regulating groundwater quality in the coastal plain of Al Musanaah, Sultanate of Oman

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 106, Issue , 2015, Pages 87-98

  Askri, Brahim ^a  

^a OMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Oman)

Author keywords

Al Musanaah coastal plain; Groundwater salinisation; Nitrate contamination; Seawater intrusion

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL PLAIN; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HALITE; ION EXCHANGE; NITRATE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

AL BATINAH; OMAN;

EID: 84926221857     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2015.03.009     Document Type: Article

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