Elemental composition of Damodar River sediments -A tributary of the lower Ganga, India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 219-231

  Singh, Abhay Kumar ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Damodar river; Geoaccumulation index; Geochemistry; Heavy metals; Sediment chemistry

Indexed keywords

RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

INDIA;

EID: 0033006765     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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