Migration of arsenic in multi-aquifer system of southern Bengal Basin: Analysis via numerical modeling

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1863-1879

  Sikdar, P K ^a   Sahu, P ^a   Sinha Ray, S P ^b   Sarkar, A ^c   Chakraborty, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b Centre for Ground Water Studies   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bengal Basin; Groundwater; Multi aquifer system; Numerical modeling; Steady State

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER-AQUITARD SYSTEM; BENGAL BASIN; GROUNDWATER FLOW MODEL; HYDRAULIC CONNECTION; MULTI-AQUIFER SYSTEM; NATURAL GROUNDWATER; SAFE DRINKING WATER; STEADY STATE;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS; TRAVEL TIME;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; RAINWATER; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; SURFACE WATER; TRAVEL TIME;

BENGAL;

EID: 84884909898     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2274-6     Document Type: Article

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