Characterization of clay minerals in the Brahmaputra river sediments, Assam, India

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1247-1250

  Kotoky, P ^a   Bezbaruah, D ^a   Baruah, J ^a   Borah, G C ^a   Sarma, J N ^b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brahmaputra river; Clay minerals; Flood management; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751568484     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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