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<journal-id>0016-7169</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Geofísica internacional]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Geofís. Intl]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0016-7169</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0016-71692026000101935</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/igeof.2026.65.1.1900</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Integrated Groundwater Potential and Quality Assessment in Pezu Dara Using Geophysical, GIS, and Hydrochemical Approaches]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Khan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luqman]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Khan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sarfraz]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ali]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Muhammad]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sardar Ali]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Muhammad Akmal]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kamal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Muhamad]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,University of Peshawar National Centre of Excellence in Geology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Peshawar KP]]></addr-line>
<country>Pakistan</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>65</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>1935</fpage>
<lpage>1950</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0016-71692026000101935&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0016-71692026000101935&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0016-71692026000101935&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Global climate change, increasing water demand, and rapid urbanization pose significant threats to groundwater sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions. This study employs a comprehensive approach integrating surface and subsurface geophysical methods (electrical resistivity survey and borehole logs) with GIS-based Multi-Influencing Factor (MIF) analysis and hydrochemical assessment to evaluate groundwater potential and quality in the semi-arid Bannu Basin, Pezu Darra, Lakki Marwat District, northern Pakistan.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Groundwater potential]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Geophysical survey]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MIF analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hydrochemistry]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pezu Dara]]></kwd>
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