Iron content in groundwaters of Visakhapatnam environs, Andhra Pradesh, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 437-447

  Subba Rao, Nandipati ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Anthropogenic activities; Geogenic sources; Groundwater pollution; Health disorders; India; Iron; Visakhapatnam

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; POTABLE WATER; ROCKS; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; GEOGENIC SOURCES; GROUNDWATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; RAIN; WELL WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; VISAKHAPATNAM;

EID: 36549087762     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9698-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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