Hydrogeochemistry for the assessment of groundwater quality in Varanasi: A fast-urbanizing center in Uttar Pradesh, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 173, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 279-300

  Janardhana Raju, Nandimandalam ^b   Shukla, U K ^a   Ram, Prahlad ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Hydrochemical indices; Irrigation use; Major ion chemistry; Solute acquisition process; Urbanization; Varanasi

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION PROCESS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HYDROCHEMICAL INDICES; MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY; URBANIZATION; VARANASI;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; CLAY DEPOSITS; DYES; IONS; IRRIGATION; LAND FILL; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PUMPS; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

GROUNDWATER;

CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CARBONATE; SULFATE;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; LANDFILL; SOLUTE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LANDFILL; PLANT YIELD; SALINITY; SAND; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE; URBANIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 79151477994     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1387-6     Document Type: Article

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