Evaluation of groundwater quality in northern Indo-Gangetic alluvium region

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 211-230

  Singh, Kunwar P ^a   Malik, Amrita ^a   Mohan, Dinesh ^a   Singh, Vinod K ^a   Sinha, Sarita ^b  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Alluvial aquifer; Groundwater; Indo Gangetic; Ion flux coefficient; Metals and non metals; Saturation index; Sodium absorption ratio

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION METHODS; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY ASSURANCE; WATER QUALITY;

ALLUVIAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT; INDO-GANGETIC; ION FLUX COEFFICIENT; SATURATION INDEX; SODIUM ABSORPTION RATIO;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER; FLUORINE; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM; SULFATE; WELL WATER;

ABSORPTION; AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SODIUM; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINITY; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; ION CURRENT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); SAFETY; SALINITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33645735768     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-0357-5     Document Type: Article

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