Hydrogeochemical evaluation and statistical analysis of groundwater of Sylhet, north-eastern Bangladesh

N. Ahmed1, Md. Bodrud-Doza2, Sadia Islam2, Manzoor Ahmad Choudhry3, Md. Iftakharul Muhib2, Anwar Zahid4, Shahadat Hossain1, Md. Moniruzzaman1, Nipa Deb1, Md. Abdul Quaiyum Bhuiyan1
1Isotope Hydrology Division, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3Isotope Hydrology Section, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
4Groundwater Hydrology, Bangladesh Water Development Board, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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