Geochemical controls on fluoride concentrations in groundwater from alluvial aquifers of the Birbhum district, West Bengal, India

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 145, Issue , 2014, Pages 190-206

  Mondal, D ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Reddy, D V ^b   Nagabhushanam, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Birbhum district; Fluoride; Groundwater; Hydrogeochemical processes; India; Quaternary aquifer

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AQUIFERS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE;

BIRBHUM DISTRICT; FLUORIDE; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; INDIA; QUATERNARY AQUIFERS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; QUATERNARY;

BIRBHUM; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84905238781     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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