Hydrogeochemistry of groundwater and anthropogenic control over dolomitization reactions in alluvial sediments of the Deoria district: Ganga plain, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1099-1109

  Bhardwaj, Vikram ^a   Singh, Dhruv Sen ^a   Singh, A K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Deoria district; Ganga plain; Groundwater Hydrogeochemistry; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GYPSUM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPERSATURATION; WATER QUALITY;

CRITICAL RESOURCES; DEORIA DISTRICT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GANGA PLAIN; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; HYDROCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ARAGONITE; CALCITE; CARBONATE; DISSOLUTION; DOLOMITIZATION; DRINKING WATER; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER CONTROL; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; GYPSUM; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; WATER QUALITY;

DEORIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 76449099842     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0100-y     Document Type: Article

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