Heavy metal contamination of Ganga river at Varanasi in relation to atmospheric deposition

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2010, Pages 365-373

  Pandey, J ^a   Shubhashish, K ^a   Pandey, Richa ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerial catchment; Atmospheric deposition; Contamination; Ganga river; Heavy metals; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CATCHMENT; CORRELATION; HEAVY METAL; RIVER POLLUTION; SAMPLING; WATER QUALITY;

GANGES RIVER; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH; VARANASI;

EID: 77953923289     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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