Groundwater quality monitoring in an urban area for sustainable development

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 63-73

  Rao, N Subba ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MONITORING; POLLUTION CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; VISAKHAPATNAM;

ANDHRA PRADESH; COASTAL CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING; HEALTH DISORDERS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; MONITORING PROGRAMS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; URBAN AREAS; VISAKHAPATNAM;

HARDNESS; INDUSTRY; PLANNING; SEAWATER; SODIUM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER;

EID: 51049084815     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.08230704050     Document Type: Article

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