Assessment of the impact of on-site sanitation systems on groundwater pollution in two diverse geological settings-a case study from India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 251-263

  Pujari, Paras R ^a   Padmakar, C ^a   Labhasetwar, Pawan K ^a   Mahore, Piyush ^a   Ganguly, A K ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fecal coliforms; Groundwater; Nitrate; On site sanitation systems; Pollution; TDS

Indexed keywords

FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL COLIFORMS; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; GROUNDWATER SOURCES; HIGH COSTS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; MEGACITIES; MONSOON SEASON; ON-SITE SANITATION SYSTEMS; PALEOGENE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; TDS;

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATES; POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

SANITATION;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRIC OXIDE;

CRETACEOUS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; NITRATE; PALEOGENE; SANITATION; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FECAL COLIFORM; GEOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARD; HYDROLOGY; INDIA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GROUNDWATER; INDIA; NITRATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

CALCUTTA; INDIA; INDORE; MADHYA PRADESH; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 82255194002     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-1965-2     Document Type: Article

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