Characterization of groundwater resources in the Trinity and Woodbine aquifers in Texas

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 452-453, Issue , 2013, Pages 333-348

  Chaudhuri, Sriroop ^a   Ale, Srinivasulu ^a  

^a Texas AandM AgriLife Research (Texas AandM University System)   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Factor analysis; Geographic information system; Groundwater; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Hydrochemical facies

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; GROUNDWATER SALINIZATIONS; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER FLOW; TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS; WATER QUALITY DEGRADATION;

AQUIFERS; BYPRODUCTS; CALCIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; SULFATE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUIFER; DRAWDOWN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SOLID; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTION;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

PARTHENOCISSUS QUINQUEFOLIA;

CHLORIDES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; GROUNDWATER; SULFATES; TEXAS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84875616957     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.081     Document Type: Article

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