Hydrochemistry of groundwater in a coastal region of Cuddalore district, Tamilnadu, India: Implication for quality assessment

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 441-454

  Srinivasamoorthy, K ^a   Vasanthavigar, M ^b   Vijayaraghavan, K ^b   Sarathidasan, R ^b   Gopinath, S ^b  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural activities; Correlation analysis; Cuddalore district; Groundwater quality; Hydrochemistry; Salt water intrusion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; COASTAL ZONE; CORRELATION; CROP YIELD; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALINE INTRUSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

CUDDALORE; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84879794220     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0351-2     Document Type: Article

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