Geochemical and geostatistical investigations of chromium pollution in groundwater

Water Environment Research

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-153

  Siddique, A ^a   Zaigham, N A ^a   Mallick, K A ^a   Mumtaz, M ^a   Saied, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chromium; Geological Information Systems; Geostatistics; Groundwater; Risk zones

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM CONCENTRATION; CHROMIUM POLLUTIONS; CONCENTRATION VARIATION; DISJUNCTIVE KRIGING; GEO-STATISTICS; GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS; RISK ZONES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; KRIGING; MODELING; PROBABILITY; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; KRIGING; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; KARACHI; PAKISTAN; SIND; SOUTH ASIA;

CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAKISTAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 43149094692     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143007X220824     Document Type: Article

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