A study on hydrochemical characteristics of surface and sub-surface water in and around Perumal Lake, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, South India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-47

  Prasanna, M V ^a   Chidambaram, S ^b   Gireesh, T V ^b   Ali, T V Jabir ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Groundwater quality; Hydrogeochemistry; Perumal Lake; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; LAKES; POTABLE WATER; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SILICA; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CARBONATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; HYDROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; RESIDUAL SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM ABSORPTION RATIOS (SAR); STABLE ISOTOPES;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ABSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALKALI METAL; ALKALINE EARTH METAL; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

INDIA; PERUMAL LAKE; TAMIL NADU;

PIPERACEAE;

EID: 79954416550     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0664-6     Document Type: Article

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