Geochemical characteristics and controlling factors of chemical composition of groundwater in a part of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 21, 2017, Pages

  Subba Rao, N ^a   Marghade, Deepali ^b   Dinakar, A ^a   Chandana, I ^a   Sunitha, B ^c   Ravindra, B ^a   Balaji, T ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PRIYADARSHINI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Anthropogenic activities; Geogenic processes; Groundwater; Guntur district; India

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; FERTILIZERS; FLUORINE; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MICROCOMPUTERS; MINERALS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOILS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; GEOGENIC; GUNTUR DISTRICTS; INDIA;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGENIC SOURCE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; SATURATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; GUNTUR; INDIA;

EID: 85032730494     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-017-7093-8     Document Type: Article

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