An appraisal of groundwater quality in Seymour and Blaine aquifers in a major agro-ecological region in Texas, USA

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2765-2777

  Chaudhuri, Sriroop ^a   Ale, Srinivasulu ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Geographic information system; Groundwater quality; Hydrochemical facies; Maximum contaminant level (MCL); Total dissolved solids; Water use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AQUIFERS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER SALINIZATIONS; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS; TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER USE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GIS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SALINIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

BLAINE AQUIFER; SEYMOUR AQUIFER; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896705412     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2655-x     Document Type: Article

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