Evaluation of groundwater suitability for domestic, irrigational, and industrial purposes: A case study from Thirumanimuttar river basin, Tamilnadu, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 405-420

  Vasanthavigar, M ^a   Srinivasamoorthy, K ^a   Prasanna, M V ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chloroalkaline indices; Correlation; Factor analysis; Hydro facies; Sodium absorption ratio; Thirumanimuttar

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH; ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; CHLOROALKALINE INDICES; CROP YIELD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FELDSPAR WEATHERING; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HYDRO FACIES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; ION EXCHANGE PROCESS; PERMEABILITY INDEX; POPULATION EXPLOSION; RESIDUAL SODIUM CARBONATE; RIVER BASINS; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO; SOUTH INDIA; STANDARD PROCEDURES; SUBBASINS; THIRUMANIMUTTAR; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WEAK ACIDS;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FELDSPAR; GROUNDWATER; HARDNESS; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; IRRIGATION; OPTICAL CORRELATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER QUALITY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORINE; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM; SODIUM CARBONATE; SULFATE;

EFFLUENT; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FELDSPAR; GROUNDWATER; HARDNESS; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC COMPOSITION; IRRIGATION; PLAGIOCLASE; WATER QUALITY;

ABSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION RESEARCH; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HARVEST PERIOD; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHERING;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; HOUSING; INDIA; INDUSTRY; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU; THIRUMANIMUTTAR BASIN;

EID: 82255175367     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-1977-y     Document Type: Article

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