• Seasonal Variations in Groundwater and Surface Water Quality and Implications for Agricultural Use in an Urban-Rural Mixed Area

  • Yebin Lee1,2, Kyung-Seok Ko1,2, and Hanna Choi1,2*

  • 1Geo-Environment Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon 34132, Korea
    2University of Science and Technology, Geological Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea

  • 도농복합지역 지하수 및 지표수의 계절별 수질 특성과 농업용수 적용 적합성 평가

  • 이예빈1,2ㆍ고경석1,2ㆍ최한나1,2*

  • 1한국지질자원연구원 지구환경연구본부, 2과학기술연합대학원대학교 지질과학

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This Article

  • 2026; 31(1): 28-40

    Published on Feb 28, 2026

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2026.31.1.028
  • Received on Feb 5, 2026
  • Revised on Feb 18, 2026
  • Accepted on Feb 26, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Hanna Choi

  • 1Geo-Environment Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon 34132, Korea
    2University of Science and Technology, Geological Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea

  • E-mail: pythagoras84@kigam.re.kr