Geochemistry and assessment of hydrogeochemical processes in groundwater in the southern part of Bathinda district of Punjab, northwest India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1823-1833

  Kuldip Singh, ^a   Hundal, H S ^a   Dhanwinder Singh, ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrogeochemistry; Punjab; Reverse ion exchange; Weathering

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER SYSTEMS; CARBONATE WEATHERING; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GRAPHICAL PLOTS; GROUNDWATER PROCESS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE PROCESS; ION EXCHANGE REACTIONS; IONIC CONSTITUENT; IRRIGATION RETURN FLOWS; KEY FACTORS; NEGATIVE VALUES; POST-MONSOON; PRE-MONSOON; PUNJAB; PUNJAB , INDIA; REVERSE ION EXCHANGE; SILICATE WEATHERING; SULPHATES; TUBEWELLS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TYPES;

AQUIFERS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; GYPSUM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROCESS CONTROL; SILICATES; SOIL MECHANICS; UREA; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; FACIES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INORGANIC SALT; ION EXCHANGE; METAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING; WELL;

BATHINDA; INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

EID: 80955151748     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-0989-9     Document Type: Article

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