Geographical Information System based assessment of spatiotemporal characteristics of groundwater quality of upland sub-watersheds of Meenachil River, parts of Western Ghats, Kottayam District, Kerala, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Vijith, H ^a   Satheesh, R ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrogeochemistry; India; Spatiotemporal; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RAIN; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

CHARNONCKITE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SPATIOTEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS;

RIVERS;

CHARNOCKITE; DRINKING WATER; GIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; KOTTAYAM; MEENACHIL RIVER; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 34547764892     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0612-7     Document Type: Article

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