Evaluation of spatial variations in groundwater quality by WQI and GIS technique: A case study of Virudunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1883-1898

  Magesh, N S ^a   Chandrasekar, N ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

GIS; Hydrogeochemistry; Spatial distribution; Virudunagar district; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

GIS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECHARGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU; VIRUDHUNAGAR;

EID: 84878325644     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0496-z     Document Type: Article

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