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. 1991;74(2):129-38.
doi: 10.1016/0269-7491(91)90109-a.

Factors affecting alkaline nature of rain water in Agra (India)

A Saxena  1 , S Sharma, U C Kulshrestha, S S Srivastava
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Factors affecting alkaline nature of rain water in Agra (India)

A Saxena et al. Environ Pollut. 1991.

Abstract

Rain water was collected and analysed from a reference site, Dayalbagh and Taj Ganj, near the Taj Mahal in Agra. The ionic components Ca, Mg, Na, K, NH(4), Pb, Fe, Zn, SO(4), HCO(3), Cl and F were analysed along with pH, alkalinity and conductance. The average pH of rain water at both sites is 7.05. There is a dominance of alkaline components, particularly Ca. The rain water chemistry shows the importance of calcareous soil-derived materials in controlling the pH of rain water.

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