Hydrochemical characteristics and groundwater quality assessment in Krishnagiri district, Tamilnadu, India

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 623-632

  Manikandan, S ^a   Chidambaram, S ^a   Prasanna, M V ^b   Thivya, C ^a   Karmegam, U ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Drinking and irrigation; Groundwater quality; India; Krishnagiri district; Major ions; Tamilnadu

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER QUALITY; INDIA; KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT; MAJOR IONS; TAMILNADU;

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; GROUNDWATER; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; IRRIGATION; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

BOREHOLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; PARAMETERIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

INDIA; KRISHNAGIRI; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 80053153279     PISSN: 09745904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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