Evaluation of hydrogeochemical processes and groundwater quality in the Jhansi district of Bundelkhand region, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1225-1247

  Singh, Abhay Kumar ^a   Raj, Beenu ^a,b   Tiwari, Ashwani K ^a   Mahato, Mukesh K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

^b BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Hydrogeochemical processes; Jhansi district; Kelley index; Residual sodium carbonate; Sodium adsorption ratio

Indexed keywords

GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; JHANSI DISTRICT; KELLEY INDEX; RESIDUAL SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO;

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; KAOLINITE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

CALCITE; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HARDNESS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INDEX METHOD; IRRIGATION; KAOLINITE; PH; SALINITY; SATURATION; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; JHANSI; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84884149588     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-2209-7     Document Type: Article

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