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Heavy metal contamination, major ion chemistry and appraisal of the groundwater status in coastal aquifer, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
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A total of 228 groundwater samples were collected at a depth of 10-30 feet below ground level (bgl) during one year period from nineteen wells around Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India which is known for nuclear installations as discussed by the authors.About:
This article is published in Groundwater for Sustainable Development.The article was published on 2017-09-01. It has received 38 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water quality.read more
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Progress and prospect of adsorptive removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution using metal-organic frameworks: A review of studies from the last decade.
Jia Wen,Ying Fang,Guangming Zeng +2 more
TL;DR: Recent progress in the field of water remediation from the perspective of primary HMs (including divalent metals and variable-valent metals) in water pollution and the corresponding MOFs that can remove these metals from water are reviewed.
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Fluoride contamination, health problems and remediation methods in Asian groundwater: A comprehensive review.
Krishna Kumar Yadav,Sandeep Kumar,Quoc Bao Pham,Neha Gupta,Shahabaldin Rezania,Hesam Kamyab,Shalini Yadav,Jan Vymazal,Vinit Kumar,Doan Quang Tri,Amirreza Talaiekhozani,Shiv Prasad,Lisa M. Reece,Neeraja Singh,Pradip Kumar Maurya,Jinwoo Cho +15 more
TL;DR: Different methods to remove fluoride from water such as reverse osmosis, electrocoagulation, nanofiltration, adsorption, ion-exchange and precipitation/coagulating were introduced in this study.
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GIS-based evaluation of groundwater geochemistry and statistical determination of the fate of contaminants in shallow aquifers from different functional areas of Agra city, India: levels and spatial distributions
TL;DR: A groundwater geochemistry study was conducted in Agra where 28 samples were collected from shallow aquifers in May 2016 from different sites as mentioned in this paper, and the results showed that most of the samples exceeded the acceptable limit for drinking water standards.
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Impact of anthropogenic inputs on water quality in Chincholi industrial area of Solapur, Maharashtra, India
TL;DR: A comprehensive hydrochemical study has been carried out to evaluate the impact of anthropogenic activities like industrial effluents, open defecation and untreated sewerage disposal on groundwater and surface water in Chincholi industrial area as discussed by the authors.
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Water quality assessment of the ecologically stressed Hooghly River Estuary, India: A multivariate approach.
Soumita Mitra,Swayambhu Ghosh,Kamala Kanta Satpathy,Bhaskar Deb Bhattacharya,Santosh Kumar Sarkar,Pravakar Mishra,P. Raja +6 more
TL;DR: Water Quality Index (WQI) values confirmed the prevailing 'bad' condition, detrimental for sustenance of aquatic biota, and the authors recommend adopting preventive measures for water quality improvement linked to biodiversity conservation.
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Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Review on the Status and Stress Effects
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