Geochemical and statistical evaluation of groundwater in Imphal and Thoubal district of Manipur, India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 136-149

  Oinam, Jayalakshmi Devi ^a   Ramanathan, A L ^a   Singh, Gurmeet ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrochemical facies; Imphal; Irrigation; Manipur; Thoubal; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; KAOLINITE; LITHOLOGY; MONTMORILLONITE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

IMPHAL; INDIA; MANIPUR; THOUBAL;

EID: 84858158385     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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