International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Assessing the groundwater vulnerability in the upper aquifers of Zarqa River Basin, Jordan using DRASTIC, SINTACS and GOD methods

Alsharifa Hind Mohammad
  • Alsharifa Hind Mohammad
  • Water, Energy and Environment Center, the University of Jordan, P.O. Amman 11942, 13139, Jordan.
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  •  Received: 04 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 27 October 2016
  •  Published: 28 February 2017

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