Weathering and anthropogenic influences on the water and sediment chemistry of Wular Lake, Kashmir Himalaya

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2837-2846

  Sheikh, Javid A ^a   Jeelani, Gh ^b   Gavali, R S ^c   Shah, Rouf Ahmad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^c SOLAPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic activity; Geoaccumulation index; Kashmir Himalaya; Post Archean Shale; Upper continental crust; Wular Lake

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CATCHMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEAVY METALS; IONS; LITHOLOGY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTS; SHALE; SILICATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WEATHERING;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ARCHEAN; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; HIMALAYAS; UPPER CONTINENTAL CRUST;

LAKES;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DISSOLVED MATTER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; WULAR LAKE;

EID: 84897601209     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2661-z     Document Type: Article

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