Hydrochemical Characteristics and Quality Assessment of Groundwater in Patuakhali District, Southern Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Exposure and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 43-60

  Islam, S M Didar Ul ^a   Majumder, Ratan Kumar ^b   Uddin, Mohammed Jamal ^a   Khalil, Md Ibrahim ^b   Ferdous Alam, Md ^c  

^a JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND RADIATION BIOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Bangladesh; Coastal region; Seawater intrusion; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE; SALINE INTRUSION; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

BANGLADESH; BARISAL; PATUAKHALI;

EID: 84975110954     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-016-0221-y     Document Type: Article

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