GIS-based assessment and characterization of groundwater quality in a hard-rock hilly terrain of Western India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 174, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 645-663

  MacHiwal, Deepesh ^a   Jha, Madan K ^b   Mal, Bimal C ^b  

^a Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

GIS; Groundwater quality; Groundwater Quality Index; Hard rock aquifer; Semi arid region; Spatial and temporal variability

Indexed keywords

GIS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; GROUNDWATER QUALITY INDEX; HARD-ROCK AQUIFERS; SEMI-ARID REGION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HARDNESS; LANDFORMS; MAGNESIUM; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING; ROCKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; SODIUM; SULFATE;

AQUIFER; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DATA QUALITY; GIS; GROUNDWATER; HARD ROCK; IRRIGATION; MAPPING; MONITORING SYSTEM; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PH; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDIA; WATER;

INDIA;

EID: 79952453870     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1485-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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