Use of hydrochemical parameters for the identification of fresh groundwater resources, Potharlanka Island, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 516-521

  Saxena, V K ^a   Singh, V S ^a   Mondal, N C ^a   Jain, S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Intrusion; Ions; Island; Salinity; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; PH EFFECTS; POTABLE WATER; RAIN;

FRESH GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA;

MUS;

EID: 0042357046     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0807-0     Document Type: Article

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