Hydrogeochemistry and groundwater quality in the Vaippar River Basin, Tamil Nadu

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 970-982

  Pandian, Karuppasamy ^a   Sankar, K ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrogeochemistry; Tamil Nadu; Vaippar river basin; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PERMEABILITY; PRECAMBRIAN; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; VAIPPAR BASIN;

EID: 34548079223     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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