Geoelectrical mapping of aquifer contamination: A case study from Roorkee, India

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-42

  Sudha, ^a,b   Tezkan, B ^a   Israil, M ^b   Singhal, D C ^b   Rai, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; TOMOGRAPHY; UNCONFINED AQUIFER;

INDIA; ROORKEE; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 77950113748     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2009049     Document Type: Article

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