Geochemistry and quality of groundwater of Gummanampadu sub-basin, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1451-1471

  Subba Rao, N ^a   Subrahmanyam, A ^b,d   Ravi Kumar, S ^b   Srinivasulu, N ^a   Babu Rao, G ^c   Rao, P Surya ^a   Reddy, G Venkatram ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Hindu College   (India)

^c ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Malineni Perumallu Educational Society Groups of Engineering College   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Anthropogenic pollution; Groundwater quality; Gummanampadu sub basin; Guntur District; India; Rock water interaction

Indexed keywords

ANDHRA PRADESH; ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; GUNTUR DISTRICT; INDIA; ROCK WATER INTERACTION; SUBBASINS;

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; MINERALS; POSITIVE IONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; SAMPLING; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 84867746616     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1590-6     Document Type: Article

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