Groundwater salinization in semi-arid zones: an example from Nador plain (Tipaza, Algeria)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 5479-5496

  Bouderbala, Abdelkader ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHEMIS MILIANA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Groundwater quality; Hydrogeochemical characterization; Nador plain; Salinization

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC PROSPECTING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; POTABLE WATER; SALT WATER INTRUSION; WATER; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; COASTAL AQUIFERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER SALINIZATIONS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; NADOR PLAIN; SALINIZATION; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84939961446     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3801-9     Document Type: Article

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