Hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater in coastal phreatic aquifers of Alleppey district, Kerala

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-590

  Shaji, E ^a   Vinayachandran, N ^b   Thambi, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Factor analysis; Groundwater; Kerala; Marine aerosol

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; PHREATIC ZONE; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70449333344     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-009-0172-z     Document Type: Article

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