Assessment of groundwater quality in Sunamganj of Bangladesh

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-166

  Raihan, F ^a   Alam, J B ^a  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Kelly's ratio; Magnesium adsorption ratio; Residual sodium carbonate; Sodium Absorption Ratio; Total hardness

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DRINKING WATER; GIS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; PERMEABILITY; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 56549103912     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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