An investigation on the pollution status of holy aquifers of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 156, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 307-315

  Sivasankar, V ^a   Ramachandramoorthy, T ^a  

^a BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Non carbonate hardness; Rameswarm; Water Quality Index

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; LANGELIER SATURATION INDEX; NON-CARBONATE HARDNESS; PEARSON CORRELATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; POST-MONSOON; RAMESWARM; STUDY AREAS; TAMIL NADU; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER QUALITY INDEX; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CARBONATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

CALCIUM ION; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; RAIN;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOGRAPHY; INDIA; LANGELIER SATURATION INDEX; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY INDEX; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM; CHLORIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDIA; MAGNESIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAMESHWARAM ISLAND; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 68649121437     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0486-0     Document Type: Article

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