Groundwater quality as a factor identification of recharge zones

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-90

  Subba Rao, N ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINITY; AQUIFER; BRACKISH WATER; FRESHWATER; GROUNDWATER; HARDNESS; RECHARGE; WATER RESOURCE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; GUNTUR; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34347359735     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.05030606003     Document Type: Article

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