River water quality in weathered limestone: A case study in upper Mahanadi basin, India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 533-543

  Panigrahy, B K ^a   Raymahashay, B C ^b  

^a KAKATIYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Chattisgarh basin; Limestone weathering; River water quality modeling; Rock water interaction

Indexed keywords

LIMESTONE; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

ASIA; BAY OF BENGAL; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MAHANADI BASIN; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 33747874028     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02702029     Document Type: Article

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