Fluoride and nitrate in groundwater of south-western Punjab, India—occurrence, distribution and statistical analysis

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 3928-3939

  Sharma, Chetna ^a   Mahajan, Amita ^b   Kumar Garg, Umesh ^a  

^a Deptt of Information Technology   (India)

^b Department of Applied Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride; Global positioning system; Nitrate; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955204787     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.989415     Document Type: Article

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