Hydrochemical investigation and quality assessment of ground water in rural areas of Delhi, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-110

  Alam, Masood ^a   Rais, Sumbul ^a   Aslam, Mohd ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Delhi; Drinking and irrigation; Hydrogeochemistry; India; Rural area

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL USE; CHEMICAL DATA; DELHI; DELHI , INDIA; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; HYDROCHEMICALS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; LOW SODIUM; MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS; OPERATING MECHANISM; QUALITY ANALYSIS; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; SATURATION INDEX; STUDY AREAS; SULPHATES; TUBEWELLS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WATER SAMPLES;

ALKALINITY; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; LEAD; POTABLE WATER; POTASSIUM IODIDE; RURAL AREAS; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CARBONATE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METAL; MINERAL; RURAL AREA; SALINITY; SATURATION; WATER QUALITY;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 84859729664     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1210-x     Document Type: Article

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