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. 2020 Jul 4;27(31):38545–38558. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09688-y

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

The Chadha diagram identifies different water type formations along the Swat River, northern Pakistan. After Chadha (1999). Field 1: Ca–HCO3 type water indices, representing both recharge and weathering processes. Field 2: Ca–Mg–Cl type waters, reflecting reverse ion-exchange processes. Field 3: Na–Cl type waters, indicating evaporation is the principal mechanism. Field 4: Na–HCO3 type waters, reflecting cationic and ionic exchange processes