Major ion chemistry, weathering processes and water quality assessment in upper catchment of Damodar River basin, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 745-758

  Singh, Abhay Kumar ^a   Mondal, G C ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a   Singh, T B ^a   Tewary, B K ^a   Sinha, A ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Damodar River basin; India; Major ion chemistry; RSC; SAR; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER QUALITY;

ANTHROPOGENICS; DAMODAR RIVER BASIN; MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY;

RIVERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER BASIN; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

ASIA; DAMODAR RIVER; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 43349092958     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0860-1     Document Type: Article

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