Assessment of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes in Pambar river sub-basin, Tamil Nadu

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Kalpana, L ^a   Elango, L ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride; Groundwater quality; Hardness; Permeability index; Wilcox diagram

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885807599     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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