Groundwater Quality Assessment in Ranjangaon Shenpunji Village of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India| Chapter 3 | Emerging Issues in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 9

 The present study was carried out to in Rajangaon Shenpunji village for assessment of groundwater quality. Thirty groundwater samples were collected from dug and bore wells for this water quality analysis and eleven physico-chemical parameters i.e. PH, EC, TDS, CL, TH, Mg, Ca, HCO3, Na, K and SO4were calculated by using standard methods and instruments. From the water quality analysis 100% groundwater samples are exceeding maximum permissible limit except TDS 40%, Cl 30%, Mg 73.33% and Sulphate 76.67% is exceeding maximum permissible limit as per WHO and BIS standards level for drinking water.Plot the major cations and ions in the piper triangular diagram and it shows that 100% groundwater samples are fall in Ca-Cl water type. This study provides information for groundwater chemistry in Rajaongaon Shenpunji village industrial area. Its need to focus on the specific contamination source and it migrate in groundwaters.

Author(s) Details:

Kamble S. N.,
Department of Geology, Government Institute of Science, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Sirsat S. K.,
Department of Geology, Government Institute of Science, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

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Assessment and Analysis of Water Quality Parameters of Groundwater Near Ranebennur Industrial Area, Haveri District, Karnataka, India | Chapter 2 | Challenging Issues on Environment and Earth Science Vol. 1

This paper presents an evaluation of the groundwater quality of industrialised villages in Ranebennurtaluk, Haveri district, Karnataka, India. In order to measure the quality of groundwater for evaluating its fitness for domestic us e, five villages affected by industrialization were chosen for the present analysis. Groundwater is an important source of water for the survival of human life and the protection of the environment. For drinking, irrigation and industrial uses, groundwater is the most vital source of water. Bore well samples were tested for physico - chemical variations and groundwater quality from each village. Comparison of Physico - findings of chemical analysis with Indian Standard drinking water limits shows that all but a few groundwater samples are fit for drinking and irrigation purposes. For five villages, the average pH value is 7.5-8.0, which is within the desired range. The pH value is growing, however, so it may not be ideal for future use. More than 1000 is around 75% of the EC and TDS values, but it is acceptable. Around 50% of chloride-containing water samples greater than 250 mg/l are considered undesirable for drinking purposes, which can lead to cardiovascular diseases. For each sample of villages, the sulphate concentration is within the desirable limit. It is also found that 25 percent of samples containing more than 300 mg/l of total hardness are undesirable. There could be a chance of deteriorating groundwater quality in the future. The quality of groundwater can be enhanced by the adoption of waste water treatment plants in industries that cause these aquifers to be contaminated.

Author (s) Details

H. Vijaya Kumar
Department of Water Resource Management, VTU, Belagavi, India.

Nagraj S. Patil
Department of Water and Land Management, VTU, Belagavi, India.

Nanjundi Prabhu
Department of Civil Engineering, NMIT, Bangalore, India.

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Critically Assessment of Groundwater Quality Based on WQI and Its Vulnerability to Saltwater Intrusion in a Coastal City, Iran | Chapter 11 | Modern Advances in Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 2

Groundwater contamination, then, has become an acute concern that would intensify to a point of no return if thrust aside. The aim of this paper was to determine the groundwater quality in Behshahr (Iran) on the basis of the Water Quality Index (WQI). To research physico-chemical parameters such as pH, hardness, chloride (Cl), electrical conductivity (EC) and total dissolved solids, sixteen water samples from this coastal aquifer were collected and analyzed (TDS). The findings showed that, due to anthropogenic activities, the annual average value of TDS increased by 343 mg/l between 1999 and 2015. It was concluded, according to WQI, that the quality of groundwater declined over the last sixteen years, so that the percentage of samples classified as "good water" decreased by 18.5 percent and, on the other hand, unfortunately, the percentage of quality of "poor water" increased by almost 12.5 percent. Correspondence with the chloride-bicarbonate ratio of the WQI distribution diagram attests to the major contribution of saltwater intrusion to the deterioration in groundwater quality in this region. A detailed interpretation of the quality of water in a basin is provided by this easy but precise procedure. Its high-weight chloride sensitivity makes it a good indicator for finding the saltwater intrusion threshold in this field of research.

Author (s) Details

Salman Tavassoli
Faculty of Civil Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Farzad Mohammadi
Faculty of Civil Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

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