Seasonal variation of groundwater quality in a part of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 413-429

  Subba Rao, N ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural area; Andhra Pradesh; Groundwater quality; Guntur district; India; Management plan

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL AREA; ANDHRA PRADESH; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; GUNTUR DISTRICT; INDIA; MANAGEMENT PLAN;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CALCIUM; GROUND WATER; HEALTH; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; METEOROLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; GUNTUR; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

PIPER; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 29344450015     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-005-0089-9     Document Type: Article

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