Integrated socio-hydrogeological approach to tackle nitrate contamination in groundwater resources. The case of Grombalia Basin (Tunisia)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 593-594, Issue , 2017, Pages 664-676

  Re, V ^a,b   Sacchi, E ^c   Kammoun, S ^a   Tringali, C ^b   Trabelsi, R ^a   Zouari, K ^a   Daniele, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquifer pollution; Isotopes; Public engagement; Socio hydrogeology; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LAND USE; NITRATES; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC POLICY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATION; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC ORGANIC MATTER; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN 15; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN 18; SODIUM; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NITRATE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; STAKEHOLDER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP AQUIFER; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LAND USE; NITRATE POLLUTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; SHALLOW AQUIFER; SOCIOHYDROGEOLOGICAL APPROACH; TUNISIA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

GROMBALIA BASIN; NABEUL; TUNISIA;

EID: 85016238124     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.151     Document Type: Article

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