Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of groundwater in the reclaimed small basin of Abu Mina, Egypt;Analyse hydrogéochimique et évaluation des eaux souterraines dans le petit bassin réhabilité d’Abu Mina en Egypte;Análise hidrogeoquímica e avalição das águas subterrâneas na pequena bacia recuperada de Abu Mina, Egito;Análisis y evaluación hidrogeoquímica de las aguas subterráneas en la pequeña cuenca recuperada de Abu Mina, Egipto

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1781-1797

  Salem, Zenhom E ^a   Atwia, Mohamed G ^a   El Horiny, Mohamed M ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Groundwater monitoring; Hydrochemistry; Soil salinity; Spatio temporal change

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; MONITORING; RECLAIMED LAND; SALINITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

EGYPT; NILE DELTA;

EID: 84947020972     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-015-1303-9     Document Type: Article

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