Evaluation of high levels of fluoride, arsenic species and other physicochemical parameters in underground water of two sub districts of Tharparkar, Pakistan: A multivariate study

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1005-1020

  Brahman, Kapil Dev ^a   Kazi, Tasneem Gul ^a   Afridi, Hassan Imran ^a   Naseem, Shahid ^b   Arain, Sadaf Sadia ^a   Ullah, Naeem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Fluoride; Saturation index; Sodium absorption ratio; Speciation; Thar dessert

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CENTRIFUGATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EXTRACTION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONS; PHASE SEPARATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION RATIO; FLUORIDE; SATURATION INDEX; SPECIATION; THAR DESSERT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

AMMONIUM PYRROLIDINEDITHIOCARBAMATE; ARSENIC; FLUORIDE ION; GROUND WATER; METHANOL; SODIUM; SURFACTANT; THIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRITON X 114; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARSENIC; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORIDE; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SATURATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CENTRIFUGATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM ABSORPTION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

PAKISTAN; THAR DESERT;

EID: 84872684568     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.042     Document Type: Article

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