Spatial and temporal changes of hydrogeochemistry in ancient tank cascade systems in Sri Lanka: Evidence for a constructed wetland

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-24

  Mahatantila, Kushani ^a   Chandrajith, Rohana ^a,b   Jayasena, H A H ^a   Ranawana, K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient irrigation; Constructed wetland; Dry and wet zones; Fe and Mn; Hydrogeochemistry; Man made tanks; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HISTORY; IRRIGATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TANKS; WETLANDS;

HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; TANK CASCADE SYSTEM;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HISTORY; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TANKS; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; MANGANESE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TANK IRRIGATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROPHYTE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA; TANK; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; DEDURU OYA BASIN; EURASIA; NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE [SRI LANKA]; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 40149087009     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2007.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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