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The use of statistical techniques in studying the causes of geochemical variations in aquifers can provide important results which cannot be derived in other ways. In this study, data from the Wadi Shueib catchment area in Jordan is evaluated, using principle component factor and multivariate factor analysis in order to better understand the variablility in groundwater chemistry and evaluate the sources of pollution and the susceptibility of these aquifers to the different sources of pollution. This study clearly demonstrates that these statistical techniques can help determine the various mechanisms causing chemical variation in the aquifers and the relative susceptibility of each aquifer to different types of pollution.
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Received: 13 March 1996 · Accepted: 18 June 1996
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Abu-Jaber, N., Aloosy, A. & Ali, A. Determination of aquifer susceptibility to pollution using statistical analysis . Environmental Geology 31, 94–106 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002540050168
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002540050168