Hydrological influences on the water quality trends in Tamiraparani Basin, South India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-309

  Ravichandran, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Non parametric methods; Tamiraparani River; Trend analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

RAIN; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

TOTAL HARDNESS (TH);

HYDROLOGY;

CHLORIDE; RAIN;

CHLORIDE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HARDNESS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PH; STREAMFLOW; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; INDIA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDIA; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

INDIA;

MUS;

EID: 0042195938     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024818204664     Document Type: Article

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