Assessment of spatial-temporal patterns of surface and ground water qualities and factors influencing management strategy of groundwater system in an urban river corridor of Nepal

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 595-604

  Kannel, Prakash Raj ^a   Lee, Seockheon ^a   Lee, Young Soo ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bagmati river; Groundwater quality; Spatial variation; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM FLUORIDE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROUNDWATER; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; RURAL AREAS; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

BAGMATI RIVER; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; URBAN AREAS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROUND WATER; IRON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER; WELL WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN POLLUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NEPAL; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; BAGMATI RIVER; EURASIA; KATHMANDU VALLEY; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 38149030820     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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