Geochemical characterization and evaluation of groundwater suitability for domestic and agricultural utility in semi-arid region of Basara, Telangana State, South India

Applied Water Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Adimalla, Narsimha ^a   Venkatayogi, Sudarshan ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Na; Basara; Groundwater quality; Hydrochemistry; RSC; SAR; South India

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CALCITE; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUORSPAR; HYDROCHEMISTRY; POTASH; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CARBONATE; SOLVENTS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER QUALITY;

%NA; BASARA; CA 2+; DOMESTIC PURPOSE; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION; RSC; SEMI-ARID REGION; SOUTH INDIA;

GROUNDWATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER; SEMIARID REGION; SODIUM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BASARA; INDIA; TELANGANA;

EID: 85114082874     PISSN: 21905487     EISSN: 21905495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-018-0682-1     Document Type: Article

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