Assessment of groundwater chemistry in a coastal region (Kunsan, Korea) having complex contaminant sources: A stoichiometric approach

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 763-774

  Kim, Kangjoo ^a   Rajmohan, Natarajan ^a   Kim, Hyun Jung ^a   Hwang, Gab Soo ^a   Cho, Min Joe ^b  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic contamination; Coastal aquifer; Kunsan; Mineral weathering; Seawater intrusion; Stoichiometric analysis

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DATA REDUCTION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SALINE WATER; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY;

GROUNDWATER;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; KUNSAN; SOUTH CHOLLA; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD;

OPUNTIA IMBRICATA;

EID: 8744310298     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1109-x     Document Type: Article

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