Analysis of arsenic-contaminated groundwater domain in the Nadia district of West Bengal (India);Analyse du domaine hydrogéologique contaminé par l'arsenic dans le district de Nadia, au Bengale Ouest, en Inde

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 47, Issue , 2002, Pages S55-S66

  Majumdar, P K ^a   Ghosh, N C ^a   Chakravorty, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination; Calibration; Capture zone; Contaminant transport; Ganga Brahmaputra Delta; Groundwater; Model sensitivity; Validation; West Bengal; Yamuna basin

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ARSENIC; CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES; SURVEYS;

WATER TABLES; WELL CAPTURE ZONES;

GROUNDWATER;

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

INDIA;

EID: 0036059289     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626660209493022     Document Type: Article

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