A preliminary investigation of lithogenic and anthropogenic influence over fluoride ion chemistry in the groundwater of the southern coastal city, Tamilnadu, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Selvam, S ^a  

^a V O CHIDAMBARAM COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Fluoride minerals; Ion chromatography; Linear trend analysis; PRM and POM; Tuticorin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALCITE; DISSOLUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

ANTHROPOGENIC; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; GROUNDWATER TEMPERATURES; LINEAR TREND ANALYSIS; PRM AND POM; SEMIARID CLIMATIC CONDITION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION MAP; TUTICORIN;

FLUORIDE MINERALS;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FLUORIDE ION; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; SODIUM; FLUORIDE; FLUORINE; FLUOROPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FLUORIDE; GIS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INDIA; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; LITHOGENIC ACTIVITY; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID CLIMATE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU; TUTICORIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE; GROUNDWATER; INDIA; PHOSPHATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84925424623     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4326-8     Document Type: Article

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