Escalation of salinity levels in the quaternary aquifers of the Ganga alluvial plain, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-56

  Misra, Anil Kumar ^a   Mishra, Ajai ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Deep aquifers; Ganga Plain; Hydraulic conductivity; Quaternary aquifers; Salinity levels

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; GANGA ALLUVIAL PLAIN; TUBE WELLS;

AQUIFERS;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SALINITY;

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

EID: 34547775855     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0617-2     Document Type: Article

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