Occurrence of arsenic-contaminated groundwater in alluvial aquifers from delta plains, eastern India: Options for safe drinking water supply

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-92

  Bhattacharya, Prosun ^a   Chatterjee, Debashis ^b   Jacks, Gunnar ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; GEOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARDS; HYDROLOGY; MINERALOGY; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; POTABLE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

INDIA, WEST BENGAL;

EID: 0031103137     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900629749944     Document Type: Article

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