Water quality and pollution status of Chambal river in National Chambal sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 701-710

  Saksena, D N ^a   Garg, R K ^a   Rao, R J ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chambal river; Pollution status; Sanctuary area; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; RIVER WATER; SILICATE; SULFATE;

PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER FLOW; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; TURBIDITY; WATER FLOW; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; CHAMBAL RIVER; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; YAMUNA RIVER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 54549111251     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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