Evaluation of the seasonal variation on the geochemical parameters and quality assessment of the groundwater in the proximity of River Cooum, Chennai, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 143, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 161-178

  Giridharan, L ^a   Venugopal, T ^a   Jayaprakash, M ^b  

^a Guindy ^*  (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater chemistry; Quality assessment; R mode factor analysis; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; ELECTROLYSIS; GRAPHIC METHODS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IONS; METALS; SILICATES; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WEATHERING;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; BUSINESS MEDIA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS (FA); FACTOR SCORES; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; GROUND WATERS; HYDROCHEMICAL; HYDROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MAJOR IONS; QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; SAMPLING STATIONS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SILICATE WEATHERING; TRACE METAL CONCENTRATIONS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER SAMPLES;

GROUNDWATER;

CATION; GROUND WATER; SILICATE; SODIUM; TRACE METAL;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACE METAL; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DILUTION; EVAPORATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INDIA; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WEATHERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; INDIA; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER SUPPLY;

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

EID: 47349094115     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9965-y     Document Type: Article

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