Determination of groundwater quality index of a highland village of Kerala (India) using geographical information system

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Hatha, A A Mohamed ^a   Rejith, P G ^b   Jeeva, S P ^b   Vijith, H ^b   Sowmya, M ^b  

^a Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GIS; GROUNDWATER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRACE ELEMENT; UPLAND REGION; VILLAGE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GEOGRAPHY; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; STATISTICS;

CADMIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDIA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67649553914     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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