Assessing the impact of groundwater pollution induced externalities - A case of Vrishabavathi river basin Karnataka, Peninsular India

Water and Energy International

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-60

  Nagaraj, N ^a   Mangala, K P ^a   Chandrashekar, H ^a   Shankar, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27844531648     PISSN: 0972057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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