Water and sediment geochemistry of major Kumaun Himalayan lakes, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 99-107

  Chakrapani, G J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Himalayan lakes; Sr isotopes

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; LAKES; LIMESTONE; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SHALE; TECTONICS;

CHEMICAL INDEX;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE WATER; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TOURISM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

INDIA;

EID: 0037507603     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0613-0     Document Type: Article

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