Erratum to: Assessing the hydrogeochemistry and water quality of the Aji-Chay River, northwest of Iran (Environmental Earth Sciences, (2016), 75, 23, (1486), 10.1007/s12665-016-6302-1);Assessing the hydrogeochemistry and water quality of the Aji-Chay River, northwest of Iran

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 23, 2016, Pages

  Barzegar, Rahim ^a   Asghari Moghaddam, Asghar ^a   Tziritis, Evangelos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aji Chay River; Hydrogeochemistry; Iran; Trace metals; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COPPER; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HEAVY METALS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; LAKES; QUALITY CONTROL; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; SILICATES; SURFACE DISCHARGES; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; DISSOLUTION OF MINERALS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; IRAN; METALS AND METALLOIDS; TRACE METAL;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 85002727251     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-017-6837-9     Document Type: Erratum

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