Evaluation of Groundwater Pollution Potential Using DRASTIC Model - A Case Study from South India

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 225-232

  Jayakumar, R ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental Model; Hydrogeologic Settings; Pollution Potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005484518     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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