Fluoride hydrogeochemistry in alluvial aquifer: an implication to chemical weathering and ion-exchange phenomena

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3537-3554

  Mondal, D ^a   Gupta, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Birbhum district; Fluoride; Groundwater; India; Quaternary aquifer; Weathering; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; AQUIFERS; BIOTITE; FELDSPAR; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; ISOTOPES; KAOLINITE; MICA; MOLAR RATIO; SILICA; SILICATES; SILICON; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WEATHERING;

BIRBHUM DISTRICT; FLUORIDE; INDIA; QUATERNARY AQUIFERS; WEST BENGAL;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FLUORIDE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE;

BIRBHUM; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84924692143     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3639-1     Document Type: Article

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