Influence of hydrogeochemical processes on temporal changes in groundwater quality in a part of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1203-1213

  Rajesh, R ^a   Brindha, K ^a   Murugan, R ^a   Elango, L ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dissolution of minerals; Evaporation; Hard rock; PHREEQC; Saturation Index

Indexed keywords

ACID-BASE TITRATION; ANDHRA PRADESH; CATION CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; EVAPORATION PROCESS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HARD ROCK; HARD-ROCK AQUIFERS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; IN-SITU; ION CHROMATOGRAPHS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; ION EXCHANGE PROCESS; IONIC RATIOS; PHREEQC; SATURATION INDEX; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHLORINE; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MAGNESIUM; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TITRATION; WATER QUALITY;

PROCESS CONTROL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HARD ROCK; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; PH; SATURATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING RATE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; NALGONDA;

EID: 84856348413     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1368-2     Document Type: Article

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