Impact of Tanning Industries on Groundwater Quality near a Metropolitan City in India

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1747-1761

  Brindha, K ^a   Elango, L ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromepet; Environment; Groundwater; India; Pollution; Tanneries

Indexed keywords

CHROMEPET; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENT; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INDIA; MAJOR IONS; METROPOLITAN CITIES; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; SULPHATES; TAMIL NADU; TANNERIES; TANNING INDUSTRY; TANNING PROCESS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TREATED EFFLUENT; WATER TYPES;

CHROMIUM; EFFLUENTS; INDUSTRY; IONS; LEATHER; POLLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TANNING; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER;

CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ION; METROPOLITAN AREA; RAINWATER; RECHARGE; WATER QUALITY;

CHENNAI; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84859109816     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-9985-4     Document Type: Article

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