Fluoride contamination in groundwater resources of Alleppey, southern India

Geoscience Frontiers

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 117-124

  Raj, Dhanya ^a   Shaji, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Alleppey; Coastal aquifers; Fluoride contamination; Groundwater; Health hazard

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; WATER QUALITY;

ALLEPPEY; INDIA; KERALA;

EID: 84958230890     PISSN: 16749871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2016.01.002     Document Type: Article

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