Hydro chemical evaluation of groundwater in mine region, Salem, Tamil Nadu

Pollution Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 499-505

  Thilagavathi, N ^a   Subramani, T ^a  

^a SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Groundwater; Hydro geochemical processes; TDS

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BORON; CHALK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORIDE; DISSOLVED LOAD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MINE; SODIUM; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

INDIA; SALEM [TAMIL NADU]; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84870577900     PISSN: 02578050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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