International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Quality of groundwater in Valikamam area, Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka

V. Jeevaratnam
  • V. Jeevaratnam
  • Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
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S. Balakumar
  • S. Balakumar
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
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T. Mikunthan
  • T. Mikunthan
  • Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
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M. Prabaharan
  • M. Prabaharan
  • Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
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  •  Received: 12 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 22 August 2017
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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