Hydrogeochemistry of the Sarada river basin, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1331-1342

  John Devadas, D ^a,b   Subba Rao, N ^a   Thirupathi Rao, B ^a   Srinivasa Rao, K V ^a   Subrahmanyam, A ^b  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Hindu College   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Hydrogeochemistry; India; Sarada river basin; Visakhapatnam district; Water quality management

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS; WATER QUALITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER BASINS; WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

RIVERS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BRACKISH WATER; CHARNOCKITE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GNEISS; GRANITE; GRANULITE; GROUNDWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; KHONDALITE; QUATERNARY; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SARADA RIVER; SOUTH ASIA; VISAKHAPATNAM;

EID: 34250646236     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0577-6     Document Type: Article

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