Evaluation of long-term (1960-2010) groundwater fluoride contamination in Texas

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1404-1416

  Chaudhuri, Sriroop ^a   Ale, Srinivasulu ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; MINERALS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER QUALITY DEGRADATION; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS; SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS; TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ANION; BICARBONATE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; MINERAL; NITRATE; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); OBSERVATION; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84901310610     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.04.0133     Document Type: Article

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