Groundwater hydrochemistry and effects of anthropogenic pollution in Béchar city (SW Algeria)

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 57, Issue 30, 2016, Pages 14034-14043

  Abdesselem, Kabour ^a   Azedine, Hani ^b   Lynda, Chebbah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATNA   (Algeria)

^b BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^c University Center of Mila   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic contributions; B char; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; WASTEWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALGERIA; BECHAR;

EID: 84933057001     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1060899     Document Type: Article

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