Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes and Potential Health Risks Assessment: A Case Study from Semi-Arid Region of South India

Exposure and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 109-123

  Adimalla, Narsimha ^a  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drinking and irrigation suitability; Groundwater quality; Health risk assessment; South India

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING; GIS; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMIARID REGION; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; TELANGANA;

EID: 85053729229     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-018-0288-8     Document Type: Article

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