A study on the high fluoride concentration in the magnesium-rich waters of hard rock aquifer in Krishnagiri district, Tamilnadu, India

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 273-285

  Manikandan, S ^a   Chidambaram, S ^a   Ramanathan, A L ^b   Prasanna, M V ^c   Karmegam, U ^a   Singaraja, C ^a   Paramaguru, P ^d   Jainab, I ^e  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^d MOHAMED SATHAK ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^e ALAGAPPA GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Excess fluoride; Groundwater; High magnesium water; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORIDE; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL RESOURCE; ROCK PROPERTY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

INDIA; KRISHNAGIRI; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84891555972     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0752-x     Document Type: Article

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