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International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJEES-111, 11 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2016/111
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The Evolutionary Concepts and Practical Utilization of the T thian Theory of Regional Groundwater Flow

József Tóth

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dr. József Tóth, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Tel: (780) 492-2178; E-mail: joe.toth@ualberta.ca
22 March 2016; 02 July 2016; 04 July 2016
Tóth J (2016) The Evolutionary Concepts and Practical Utilization of the Tóthian Theory of Regional Groundwater Flow. Int J Earth Environ Sci 1: 111. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2016/111

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