Effect of on-site sanitation on groundwater contamination in basaltic environment - A case study from India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 271-278

  Pujari, Paras R ^a   Nanoti, Madan ^a   Nitnaware, Vaishali C ^a   Khare, Leena A ^a   Thacker, N P ^a   Kelkar, P S ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chloride; Nitrate; On site sanitation system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; SANITATION;

CHLORIDE; HUMAN WASTE; ON-SITE SANITATION SYSTEM;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

CHLORIDE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; SANITATION; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES COMPOSITION; INDIA; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CHLORIDES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GEOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; NITRATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 35848939570     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9616-3     Document Type: Article

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