Fluoride distribution in the groundwater of Narsampet area, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 203-212

  Sudarshan, V ^a   Geeta, S ^b   Narsimha, A ^a   Shankar, S ^a   Ravi Kumar, A ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MVSR ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra pradesh; Fluoride; Fluoride contamination; India; Warangal district

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; INDIA; POST-MONSOON; PRE-MONSOON; WARANGAL DISTRICT;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ALKALINE WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MONSOON; PH; WATER QUALITY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; WARANGAL;

EID: 84904986723     PISSN: 09745904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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