Geo-spatial analysis of land-water resource degradation in two economically contrasting agricultural regions adjoining national capital territory (Delhi)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 65-83

  Kaur, Ravinder ^a   Minhas, P S ^b   Jain, P C ^c   Singh, P ^a   Dubey, D S ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c Department of Irrigation   (India)

Author keywords

Ground water pollution; Gurgaon; Heavy metals; Irrigation water pollution; Mewat; Micro nutrient deficiency; National Capital Region; Saline waterlogged soils; Spatial mapping; Toxic metal pollution

Indexed keywords

GURGAON; IRRIGATION WATER POLLUTION; MEWAT; MICRO-NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY; NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION; SALINE WATERLOGGED SOILS; SPATIAL MAPPING; TOXIC METAL POLLUTION;

BOATS; CADMIUM; CANALS; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; CULTIVATION; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; NICKEL; NUTRIENTS; OIL SPILLS; RURAL AREAS; SALINE WATER; SENSORS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC;

HEAVY WATER;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; GIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; RURAL AREA; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERLOGGING;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CROPPING SYSTEM; FARMING SYSTEM; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; GURGAON; HARYANA; INDIA; MEWAT; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67650594258     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0378-3     Document Type: Article

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