Risk assessment of physico-chemical contaminants in groundwater of pettavaithalai area, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu - India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 299-312

  Jameel, A Abdul ^a   Sirajudeen, J ^b  

^a JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater; India; Pettavaithalai; Physico chemical contaminants; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; IMPURITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; SUGAR MILL;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CALCIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROUND WATER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

EFFLUENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INDIA; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUGAR INDUSTRY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BICARBONATES; CALCIUM; CARBONATES; CHLORIDES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; MAGNESIUM; NITRATES; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; TIRUCHIRAPALLI;

EID: 33751549459     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9198-5     Document Type: Article

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