Identification of the hydrogeochemical processes in groundwater using major ion chemistry: A case study of Penna-Chitravathi river basins in Southern India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 170, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 365-382

  Reddy, A G S ^a   Kumar, K Niranjan ^b  

^a CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD   (India)

^b KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anantapur; Evapotranspiration; Hydrogeochemstry; Penna Chitravathi rivers; Pre and post monsoon; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

ANANTAPUR; HYDROGEOCHEMSTRY; PENNA-CHITRAVATHI RIVERS; POST-MONSOON; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

AQUIFERS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALCIUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEIONIZED WATER; DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; RIVERS; ROCKS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS; WEATHERING;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CALCIUM; CARBON; CARBON TRIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORIDE; FLUORINE; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN OXIDE; NITROGEN TRIOXIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFER; ARCHEAN; CATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC COMPOSITION; MONSOON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTEROZOIC; RIVER BASIN; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGY; INDIA; ION EXCHANGE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDIA; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MINERALS; SEASONS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER CYCLE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

INDIA;

EID: 77957683674     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1239-4     Document Type: Article

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