Hydrogeochemical investigations and groundwater quality assessment of Torbat-Zaveh plain, Khorasan Razavi, Iran

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-21

  Nematollahi, M J ^a   Ebrahimi, P ^a   Razmara, M ^b   Ghasemi, A ^b  

^a Iranian Central Oil Fields Company ^*  (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Drinking water quality; Groundwater suitability; Hydrogeochemistry; Irrigation water quality; Major ions; Torbat Zaveh plain

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHLORINE; GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; POTABLE WATER; WATER; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

GROUNDWATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION; IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY; MAJOR IONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SPEARMAN CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; TORBAT-ZAVEH PLAIN;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; ION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACIDITY; ALKALINE EARTH METAL; ANION; CATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRINKING; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; IRAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SPECIES COMPOSITION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WEATHERING; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; SALINITY; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTANT;

IRAN; RAZAVI KHORASAN;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; IONS; IRAN; SALINITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84948844811     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4968-6     Document Type: Article

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