Environmental geochemistry and quality assessment of mine water of Jharia coalfield, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-65

  Singh, Abhay Kumar ^a   Mahato, M K ^a   Neogi, B ^a   Tewary, B K ^a   Sinha, A ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Jharia coalfield; Mine water chemistry; RSC; SAR; Trace metals; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COAL FIELDS; MINE WATER CHEMISTRY; RSC; SAR; TRACE METAL;

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; COAL DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; LEAD; LITHOLOGY; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MINE FLOODING; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

POTABLE WATER;

ALKALINITY; ANION; CARBONATE; COAL MINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXPLOITATION; FACIES; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRRIGATION; LITHOLOGY; MINING; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTION EFFECT; SULFATE; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BIHAR; INDIA; JHARIA COALFIELD;

EID: 84855292837     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1064-2     Document Type: Article

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