Mechanism of fluoride enrichment in groundwater of hard rock aquifers in Medak, Telangana State, South India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Adimalla, N ^a   Venkatayogi, S ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride contamination; Groundwater; Hard rock terrain of Medak region; Hydrogeochemistry; Telangana State

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; FLUORIDE MINERALS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAGNESIUM; MICA; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; ROCKS; SODIUM; WEATHERING;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; GROUNDWATER INTERACTION; HARD ROCKS; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; TELANGANA STATE;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HARD ROCK; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; TERRAIN;

INDIA; MEDAK; TELANGANA;

EID: 85007586926     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-6362-2     Document Type: Article

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