Hydrochemical framework of the aquifer in and around East Kolkata Wetlands, West Bengal, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 823-835

  Sahu, Paulami ^a   Sikdar, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

East Kolkata Wetlands; Hydrochemical facies; Piezometeric surface; Principal component analysis; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CLAY MINERALS; EARTH SCIENCES; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; FLUID MECHANICS; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MIXING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SODIUM; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

CHEMICAL DATA; CONFINED AQUIFERS; DELTAIC PLAIN; EVOLUTION (CO); FLOW DIRECTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; GROUND WATER QUALITY; HYDRAULIC MIXING; HYDROCHEMICAL; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; INTERNATIONAL (CO); PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; RAMSAR SITE; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER; RIVER SYSTEMS; SILTY-CLAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS (IGC: E4/K7); SURFACE GEOLOGY; WEST BENGAL , INDIA;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MIXING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

ASIA; BHAGIRATHI RIVER [WEST BENGAL]; EAST KOLKATA WETLANDS; EURASIA; GANGES RIVER; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 48249128378     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-1034-x     Document Type: Article

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