Hydraulic and hydrogeochemical characteristics of a riverbank filtration site in Rural India

Water Environment Research

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 636-648

  Boving, T B ^a,b   Choudri, B S ^c   Cady, P ^a   Cording, A ^d   Patil, K ^e   Reddy, Veerabaswant ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dissolved silica; Emerging economy; Flood irrigation; Groundwater; Heavy metals; India; Monsoon; Riverbank filtration; Stable isotope; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DISSOLUTION; FLOODS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPES; MIXING; POTABLE WATER; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; RURAL AREAS; SILICA; SURFACE WATERS; TRAVEL TIME; WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED SILICA; EMERGING ECONOMIES; FLOOD IRRIGATION; INDIA; MONSOON; RIVERBANK FILTRATION; STABLE ISOTOPES;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CADMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; LEAD; METAL; RIVER WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER; WATER; WELL WATER; ZINC; GROUND WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DARCY LAW; FILTRATION; HEAVY METAL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PADDY FIELD; RIVER BANK; RURAL ECONOMY; SILICA; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TREATMENT; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; DRINKING; FILTRATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; RIVERBANK FILTRATION; RURAL AREA; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; KALI RIVER; KARNATAKA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GROUNDWATER; INDIA; METALS; RIVERS; RURAL POPULATION; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84906996717     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143013X13596524516428     Document Type: Article

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