Application of GIS in the study of mass transport of pollutants by Adyar and Cooum Rivers in Chennai, Tamilnadu

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 41-49

  Gowri, V S ^a   Ramachandran, S ^b   Ramesh, R ^a   Pramiladevi, I R R ^a   Krishnaveni, K ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

ARC_GIS; Coastal pollution; Inorganic pollutants; Mass transport; Riverine transport

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MASS TRANSFER; RIVERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RIVERINE TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LEAD; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

COASTAL WATER; DISCHARGE; GIS; MASS TRANSPORT; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER POLLUTION; SOFTWARE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; EBB TIDE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INDIA; LAND DRAINAGE; RIVER; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDIA; LEAD; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

ASIA; CHENNAI; COOUM RIVER; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 39049157642     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9789-9     Document Type: Article

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