Awareness on usage of contaminated groundwater around Perungudi dumpsite, Tamil Nadu, India

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 657-668

  Parameswari, K ^a   Mudgal, B V ^b   Padmini, T K ^a  

^a SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Awareness; Contaminated groundwater; Groundwater; People s perception; Socio economic status; Solid waste dumpsite

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOLID WASTE; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

INDIA; PERUNGUDI; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84929689050     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-015-9668-4     Document Type: Article

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