Water chemistry of Mansar Lake (India): An indication of source area weathering and seasonal variability

Environmental Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 645-653

  Al Mikhlafi, Ahmed S ^a   Das, Brijraj K ^b   Kaur, Parkash ^b  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; India; Major ion chemistry; Mansar Lake; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; LAKES; WATER;

TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS);

GEOLOGY;

CARBONATE; DISSOLVED LOAD; LAKE WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

INDIA;

EID: 0141564967     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0798-x     Document Type: Article

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