TY  - JOUR
TT  - Application of Water Quality Index with the Aid of Geographic Information System in Eastern Thrace to Assess Groundwater Quality
AU  - Arkoç, Orhan
PY  - 2016
DA  - December
DO  - 10.24232/jeoloji-muhendisligi-dergisi.295447
JF  - Jeoloji Mühendisliği Dergisi
PB  - TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1016-9172
SP  - 189
EP  - 208
VL  - 40
IS  - 2
KW  - Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri
KW  - Yeraltısuyu
KW  - Trakya
KW  - Su Kalite İndeksi
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.24232/jeoloji-muhendisligi-dergisi.295447
L1  - http://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/280289
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