A study on hydrochemical elucidation of coastal groundwater in and around Kalpakkam region, Southern India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1419-1431

  Chidambaram, S ^a   Karmegam, U ^a   Prasanna, M V ^b   Sasidhar, P ^c   Vasanthavigar, M ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal groundwater; Heavy metals; Hydrochemistry; Major ions; Southern India; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL INDICES; COASTAL GROUNDWATER; DRAINAGE CONDITION; HIGH SALINITY; HYDROCHEMICAL DATA; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; HYDROCHEMICALS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; LOW SODIUM; MAJOR IONS; RESIDUAL SODIUM CARBONATE; SALT TOLERANT; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO; SOUTH INDIA; SOUTHERN INDIA; SULPHATES; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER TYPES; WELL WATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METAL IONS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; BICARBONATE; BOREHOLE; CALCIUM; CATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORIDE; COASTAL AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRAINAGE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SALINITY; SODIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE; WELL WATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

INDIA; KALPAKKAM; TAMIL NADU;

PIPERACEAE;

EID: 80053932980     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-0966-3     Document Type: Article

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