Hydrogeochemical characterization of fluoride rich groundwater of Wailpalli watershed, Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 561-577

  Reddy, A G S ^a   Reddy, D V ^b   Rao, P N ^a   Prasad, K Maruthy ^a  

^a CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride; Groundwater; Hydrogeochemistry; Nalgonda; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

ANDHRA PRADESH; AQUATIC SOLUTIONS; AQUIFER MATERIALS; BELONG TO; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; CHLOR-ALKALI; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; FLUORIDE CONTENT; HARD ROCKS; HOST ROCKS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY; MAJOR IONS; MOLAR RATIO; NALGONDA; POST-MONSOON; PRE-MONSOON; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SILICATE ROCKS; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ALUMINOUS REFRACTORIES; AQUIFERS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALCIUM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; LANDFORMS; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLVENTS; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

WEATHERING;

CALCIUM ION; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORINE; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; PORPHYRITIC GRANITE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PERCOLATION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION; WATERSHED;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; ION EXCHANGE; PH; ROCK; SEASONAL RAIN FOREST; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CALCIUM; CYCLONIC STORMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; MAGNESIUM; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; NALGONDA;

EID: 78149406595     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1300-3     Document Type: Article

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