Aquifer geometry and hydrochemical framework of the shallow alluvial aquifers in the western part of the Yamuna River Basin, India

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-139

  Zaheeruddin, ^a   Khurshid, Shadab ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alluvial aquifer; Salinity; Water quality; Yamuna basin

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; HAZARDS; RIVERS; SILT;

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AQUIFER POLLUTION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SALINITY; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; YAMUNA RIVER;

MUS;

EID: 2642543240     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2004.020     Document Type: Article

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