Hydraulic characterization of aquifer(s) and pump test data analysis of deep aquifer in the arsenic affected meghna river floodplain of bangladesh

Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 13

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 325-355

  Zahid, Anwar ^a,b   Hassan, M Qumrul ^a   Imes, Jeff L ^c   Clark, David W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b Bangladesh Water Development Board   (Bangladesh)

^c National Drilling Company USGS Ground Water Research Program ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Aquifer test; Arsenic contamination; Fluctuation; Groundwater level; Irrigation abstraction; Storage coefficient; Transmissivity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); DIGITAL STORAGE; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; PUMPS; SALINE WATER; SEA LEVEL; WATER LEVELS;

AQUIFER TESTS; ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; FLUCTUATION; STORAGE COEFFICIENT; TRANSMISSIVITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 85025683409     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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