Groundwater quality assessment using WQI and GIS techniques, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4179-4189

  Magesh, N S ^a   Krishnakumar, S ^b   Chandrasekar, N ^a   Soundranayagam, John Prince ^c  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ST PETER S UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c V O CHIDAMBARAM COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dindigul district; Geochemical process; GIS analysis techniques; Major ions; Physicochemical parameters

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GIS; GROUNDWATER; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

DINDIGUL; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84885942279     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0673-8     Document Type: Article

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