Groundwater vulnerability analysis of Tunisian coastal aquifer: An application of DRASTIC index method in GIS environment

Groundwater for Sustainable Development

Volumn 2-3, Issue , 2016, Pages 169-181

  Zghibi, Adel ^a   Merzougui, Amira ^b   Chenini, Ismail ^a   Ergaieg, Karim ^b   Zouhri, Lahcen ^c   Tarhouni, Jamila ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^c UnilaSalle France   (France)

Author keywords

Aquifer vulnerability; DRASTIC; GIS; Korba; Model sensitivity; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NITRATES; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUIFER VULNERABILITY; DRASTIC; KORBA; MODEL SENSITIVITY; TUNISIA;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

COASTAL AQUIFER; GIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY; WATER DEPTH; WATER TABLE;

CAPE BON; NABEUL; TUNISIA;

EID: 84994745810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2352801X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2016.10.001     Document Type: Article

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