Major ion signatures for identification of geochemical reactions responsible for release of fluoride from geogenic sources to groundwater and associated risk in Vaniyar River basin, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 2439-2450

  Jagadeshan, G ^a   Kalpana, L ^a   Elango, L ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dental and skeletal fluorosis; Fluoride in soil and rock; Fluorosis risk assessment; Ion exchange process; Rock water interaction; Well depth

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; LEACHING; MICA; MINERALS; POSITIVE IONS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER; WATER LEVELS; WATERSHEDS;

DENTAL AND SKELETAL FLUOROSIS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL REACTION; ION EXCHANGE PROCESS; RELEASE OF FLUORIDE; WATER INTERACTIONS; WELL DEPTH;

FLUORIDE MINERALS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOTITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENTAL HEALTH; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GNEISS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INORGANIC SALT; ION EXCHANGE; METAL; MINERAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

DHARMAPURI; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84937512857     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-015-4250-9     Document Type: Article

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