Geochemical assessment of groundwater around Macherla-Karempudi area, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-212

  Gupta, Shekhar ^a   Dandele, P S ^a   Verma, M B ^a   Maithani, P B ^a  

^a ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Chloroalkaline indices (CAI); Fluoride; Macherla Karempudi; Potability; Sodium absorption ratio (SAR); Total dissolved solids (TDS)

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SALINITY; SODIUM; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; GUNTUR; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 62749083884     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-009-0076-y     Document Type: Article

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