Hydrochemical characterization of groundwater under agricultural land in arid environment: a case study of Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

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

  Al Omran, Abdulrasoul M ^a   Aly, Anwar A ^a,b   Al Wabel, Mohammad I ^a   Sallam, Abdulazeam S ^a   Al Shayaa, Mohammad S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Al Kharj; AquaChem software; Groundwater quality; Waters types

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANHYDRITE; ARID REGION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; HALITE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SALINITY; SOFTWARE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AL KHARJ; RIYADH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84950312542     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-015-2136-5     Document Type: Article

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