Assessment of water quality around surface coal mine in India

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-224

  Shinde, V ^a   Nandgude, S B ^a   Singh, M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Coal mine area; GIS; Mine water; Water quality; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SODIUM; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITIES; CALCULATED VALUES; COAL MINE AREAS; MINE WATERS; PHYSICO - CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO; SURFACE COAL MINES; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

POTABLE WATER;

COAL MINE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GIS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SALINITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

INDIA;

EID: 84879357173     PISSN: 09726268     EISSN: 23953454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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