Elucidating hydrochemical properties of groundwater for drinking and agriculture in parts of Punjab, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Thakur, Tenzin ^a   Rishi, Madhuri S ^a   Naik, Pradeep K ^b   Sharma, Prerna ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD   (India)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Drinking water; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Irrigation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; DETERIORATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING AND AGRICULTURES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY DETERIORATIONS; RESIDUAL SODIUM CARBONATE (RSC); SODIUM ABSORPTION RATIOS (SAR); TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUIFER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER RESOURCE;

INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

EID: 84961143556     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-5306-1     Document Type: Article

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