A study of the coastal groundwaters from Puduchattiram to Coleroon, Tamilnadu, India

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-306

  Chidambaram, S ^a   Ramanathan, A L ^b   Ananadhan, P ^c   Srinivasamoorthy, K ^c   Vasudevan, S ^c   Prasanna, M V ^c  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brackishness; Coastal groundwater; Geochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BRACKISH WATER; COASTAL ZONE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; MANGROVE; SALINE INTRUSION; SANDSTONE;

ASIA; COLEROON ESTUARY; CUDDALORE; EURASIA; INDIA; PICHAVARAM; PUDUCHATTIRAM; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; VELLAR ESTUARY;

EID: 33746509637     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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