Groundwater Chemistry and Quality in an Intensively Cultivated River Delta

Water Quality, Exposure and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 125-141

  Vetrimurugan, E ^a   Elango, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cauvery River delta; Coastal area; Groundwater quality; India; Salinity; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DELTA; GROUNDWATER; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; RECHARGE; SALINITY; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER USE;

CAUVERY RIVER; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 85006216359     PISSN: 18761658     EISSN: 18761666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-014-0133-7     Document Type: Article

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