Nitrate and fluoride distribution in the groundwater of Markapur area, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-109

  Sudarshan, V ^a   Govardhan Das, S ^b  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BIRDS SPACC (APFMGSProject)   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Distribution; Fluoride rich groundwater; India; Nitrate; Prakasam district

Indexed keywords

ANDHRA PRADESH; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; DISTRIBUTION; DOMESTIC WASTES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; INDIA; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; POST-MONSOON; PRAKASAM DISTRICT; PRE-MONSOON; RAINY SEASONS;

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

GROUNDWATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOMESTIC WASTE; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; NITRATE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; PRAKASAM;

EID: 84857882102     PISSN: 09745904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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