Evaluation of groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Thanjavur city, Tamil Nadu, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 289-308

  Nagarajan, R ^c   Rajmohan, N ^a   Mahendran, U ^b   Senthamilkumar, S ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b PERIYAR MANIAMMAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Contamination; Groundwater quality; South India; Suitability maps; Thanjavur city

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; AGRICULTURAL USE; DOMESTIC ACTIVITY; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; DUG WELL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; MAJOR IONS; MAN-MADE ACTIVITIES; MANAGEMENT PLANS; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; PHREEQC; SOUTH INDIA; STUDY AREAS; STUDY SITES; SUITABILITY MAPS; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACE CONTAMINATIONS; TAMIL NADU; THANJAVUR CITY; VITAL SOURCES; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TYPES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARBONATE MINERALS; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; IRRIGATION; MINERALS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STANDARDS; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELLS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ANION; CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CATION; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; NITRATE; SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE;

DISSOLUTION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IRRIGATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGY; INDIA; ION EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MINERAL DISSOLUTION; MINERAL METABOLISM; PH; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INDIA; IONS; MINERALS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

INDIA;

EID: 78149411849     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1279-9     Document Type: Article

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