Fluoride occurrence in the groundwater in a coastal region of Andhra Pradesh, India

Applied Water Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1467-1478

  Rao, N Subba ^a   Rao, P Surya ^a   Dinakar, A ^a   Rao, P V Nageswara ^b   Marghade, Deepali ^c  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c PRIYADARSHINI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Coastal region; Fluoride; Groundwater; India; Prakasam district

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM FLUORIDE; COASTAL ZONES; DISSOLUTION; FLUORSPAR; ION EXCHANGE; SALINE WATER;

ANDHRA PRADESH; CA 2+; COASTAL REGIONS; CONTROLLING FACTORS; FLUORIDE; INDIA; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PRAKASAM DISTRICT; STUDY AREAS; THRESHOLD LIMITS;

GROUNDWATER;

ALKALINITY; COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLUTION; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; PRAKASAM;

EID: 85114074534     PISSN: 21905487     EISSN: 21905495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-015-0338-3     Document Type: Article

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