Geochemical Characterization and Controlling Factors of Chemical Composition of Spring Water in a Part of Eastern Himalaya

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 753-763

  Vishwakarma, Chandrashekhar Azad ^a   Sen, Ratan ^a   Singh, Neha ^b   Singh, Priyadarshini ^a   Rena, Vikas ^a   Rina, Kumari ^c   Mukherjee, Saumitra ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^c CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRINKING WATER; IRRIGATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPRING WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

HIMALAYAS; SIKKIM HIMALAYAS;

EID: 85057808093     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-018-1098-0     Document Type: Article

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