Geochemical processes controlling the groundwater quality in lower Palar river basin, southern India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 419-432

  Senthilkumar, M ^a   Elango, L ^b  

^a CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Geochemical model; Hydrogeochemistry; Ion exchange; NETPATH; Silicate weathering

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PH; SILICATE; STANDARD (REFERENCE); WATER CHEMISTRY;

INDIA; PALAR BASIN; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84878756661     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-013-0284-0     Document Type: Article

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