Groundwater quality in Imphal West district, Manipur, India, with multivariate statistical analysis of data

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2421-2434

  Singh, Elangbam J K ^a   Gupta, Abhik ^a   Singh, N R ^b  

^a ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MANIPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Groundwater; Land use change; Multivariate analysis; Principal component analysis; Varifactors

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SODIUM; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

IMPHAL; INDIA; MANIPUR;

EID: 84875545233     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1127-2     Document Type: Article

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