Hydrochemistry of groundwater (GW) and surface water (SW) for assessment of fluoride in Chinnaeru river basin, Nalgonda district, (AP) India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4017-4034

  Machender, G ^a   Dhakate, Ratnakar ^b   Narsimha Reddy, M ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chinnaeru river basin; Fluoride; Groundwater; Hydrochemical; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE MINERALS; FLUORSPAR; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MICA; MOLAR RATIO; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; ROCKS; SILICATES; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SOLVENTS; WATERSHEDS; WEATHERING;

EVAPORATION CONDITIONS; FLUORIDE; HYDROCHEMICAL STUDY; HYDROCHEMICALS; MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY; POST-MONSOON PERIOD; RIVER BASINS; ROCK INTERACTION;

RIVERS;

EID: 84920251748     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3291-9     Document Type: Article

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