Geochemistry of groundwater, Burdwan District, West Bengal, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1271-1282

  Gupta, S ^a   Mahato, A ^a   Roy, P ^a   Datta, J K ^a   Saha, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Burdwan district; Groundwater quality; Hydrogeochemistry; India; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; POTABLE WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER WELLS;

BURDWAN DISTRICT; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO (SAR);

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; WATER QUALITY; WELL;

ASIA; BARDDHAMAN; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

PIPERACEAE;

EID: 38049008057     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0725-7     Document Type: Article

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