Study of quaternary aquifers in Ganga Plain, India: Focus on groundwater salinity, fluoride and fluorosis

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 438-448

  Misra, Anil Kumar ^a   Mishra, Ajai ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Critical block; Fluoride content increase; Ganga Plain; Groundwater salinity; Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration; Quaternary aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION;

FLUORIDE CONTENT INCREASE; GANGA PLAIN; GROUNDWATER SALINITY; QUATERNARY AQUIFER;

WATER QUALITY;

BICARBONATE; CHLORINE; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER; CHILD HEALTH; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; QUATERNARY; SALINITY; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; FLUOROSIS; INDIA; SALINITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INDIA; SALTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; MATHURA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 34248336188     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.10.057     Document Type: Article

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