Understanding the hydrochemical behavior of groundwater and its suitability for drinking and agricultural purposes in Pondicherry area, South India – A step towards sustainable development

Groundwater for Sustainable Development

Volumn 2-3, Issue , 2016, Pages 143-153

  Keesari, Tirumalesh ^a   Ramakumar, K L ^a   Chidambaram, S ^b   Pethperumal, S ^c   Thilagavathi, R ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Agricultural Department   (India)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Pondicherry; RSC; SAR; Sedimentary aquifer; Statistical analysis; Suitability; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MONITORING; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; SALINE WATER; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF GROUNDWATER; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; DRINKING AND AGRICULTURES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PONDICHERRY; SEDIMENTARY AQUIFERS; SUITABILITY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; PUDUCHERRY;

EID: 84982291225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2352801X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2016.08.001     Document Type: Article

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