Fluoride, boron and nitrate toxicity in ground water of northwest Rajasthan, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 161, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 343-348

  Chaudhary, Veena ^a   Kumar, Mukesh ^b   Sharma, Mukesh ^c   Yadav, B S ^d  

^a CSSS (PG) College   (India)

^b SVBPUA and T   (India)

^c Department of Zoology   (India)

^d Agriculture Research Station   (India)

Author keywords

Boron; Canal catchment area; Fluoride; Nitrate; Northwest Rajasthan

Indexed keywords

CANAL WATER; CATCHMENT AREA; CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; FLUORIDE; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NORTHWEST RAJASTHAN; QUALITY TEST; RAJASTHAN; RAJASTHAN , INDIA; RURAL POPULATION; STUDY SITES; WATER SAMPLES;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CATCHMENTS; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROGEOLOGY; NITRATES; RUNOFF;

POTABLE WATER;

BORON; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

BORON; CATCHMENT; FERTILIZER; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); RURAL POPULATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BORON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; INDIA; NITRATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

INDIA; RAJASTHAN;

EID: 74349091185     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-0750-y     Document Type: Article

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