Statistical analysis of the hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in hard rock coastal aquifers of Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 451-464

  Singaraja, C ^a   Chidambaram, S ^a   Prasanna, M V ^b   Thivya, C ^a   Thilagavathi, R ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Correlation; Factor analysis; Hydrogeochemistry; Sea water intrusion

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; COASTAL AQUIFERS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION;

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CORRELATION METHODS; FACE RECOGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IONS; MAGNESIUM; MICA; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; WEATHERING;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

COASTAL AQUIFER; CORRELATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HARD ROCK; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LEACHING; SALINITY; SALT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU; TUTICORIN;

EID: 84892445659     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2453-5     Document Type: Article

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