Hydrochemical appraisal of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes and the major influencing factors: a case study in and around Hua County, China

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-17

  Li, Peiyue ^a   Wu, Jianhua ^a   Qian, Hui ^a  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Groundwater pollution; Groundwater quality assessment; Human activity; Hydrochemistry; Influencing factors

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE WATER; DECISION MAKING; DISSOLVED MATTER; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84949233337     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-015-2059-1     Document Type: Article

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