Surface and groundwater quality characterization of Deoria District, Ganga Plain, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 383-395

  Bhardwaj, Vikram ^a   Singh, Dhruv Sen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Chhoti Gandak; Deoria district; Ganga Plain; Heavy metals; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION RATIO; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CALCULATED VALUES; CHHOTI GANDAK; DEORIA DISTRICT; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE; GANGA PLAIN; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; PERMEABILITY INDEX; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; RESIDUAL SODIUM CARBONATE; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STUDY AREAS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TRACE METAL; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CADMIUM; CHLORINE; COPPER; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY WATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS; POTABLE WATER; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

DEORIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 79955074519     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0709-x     Document Type: Article

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