Assessment of nitrate contamination due to groundwater pollution in north eastern part of Anantapur District, A.P. India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 148, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 463-476

  Reddy, A G S ^a,c   Niranjan Kumar, K ^b   Subba Rao, D ^a   Sambashiva Rao, S ^a  

^a CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD   (India)

^b KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Anantapur; Command areas; Fertilizers; Groundwater; Nitrate; Pollution; Sedimentary rocks

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; ECONOMICS; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; NITRATES; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; ROCKS; RURAL AREAS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEWAGE; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTENT;

ANANTAPUR; ANDHRA PRADESH; ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTIONS; CANAL COMMAND AREAS; COMMAND AREAS; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; IRRIGATION PRACTICES; MAJOR IONS; MONSOON SEASONS; NITRATE CONTAMINATIONS; ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSALS; SET-UPS; STUDY AREAS; WATER SAMPLES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CALCIUM; CARBON MONOXIDE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN OXIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFURIC ACID;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; MONSOON; PH; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

CYCLONES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIA; NITRATES; SEASONS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANANTAPUR; ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 58049148207     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0176-y     Document Type: Article

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