Delineation of natural and anthropogenic process controlling hydrogeochemistry of layered aquifer sequence

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section A - Physical Sciences

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-108

  Thilagavathi, R ^a   Chidambaram, S ^a   Thivya, C ^a   Prasanna, M V ^b   Singaraja, C ^a   Tirumalesh, K ^c   Pethaperumal, S ^d  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^d State Groundwater Unit and Soil Conservation   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic activities; Carbonate dissolution; Natural weathering; Sea water intrusion; Silicate weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905392779     PISSN: 03698203     EISSN: 22501762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40010-013-0114-4     Document Type: Article

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