Assessment of Groundwater Quality beneath Agriculturally Advanced Region of Northern Alluvial Plain, India

Gautam, Anant; Chand, Suresh; Prakash, Shive

doi:10.3390/su13137053

Cited by 13 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Various water quality indicators (WQI) have been developed to monitor and analyze the quality of freshwater fit for human consumption. Furthermore, WQI is a well-defined and complicated method for expressing groundwater quality in a single number by combining the values of various physicochemical parameters [ 25 ]. Each of the eleven parameters was assigned a weight (w i ) according to their relative importance in the overall quality of water for drinking purposes [ 25 – 28 ] (Table 1 ).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, WQI is a well-defined and complicated method for expressing groundwater quality in a single number by combining the values of various physicochemical parameters [ 25 ]. Each of the eleven parameters was assigned a weight (w i ) according to their relative importance in the overall quality of water for drinking purposes [ 25 – 28 ] (Table 1 ). The maximum weight of five was assigned to a parameter TDS and NO 3 because of its major importance in water quality assessment.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Combining stable isotope and WQI methods to study the groundwater quality: a case study in Essaouira city, Morocco

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Groundwater is an important water resource in arid and semi-arid regions. Therefore, this study aimed to assess groundwater's suitability for drinking and irrigation using the Water Quality Index (WQI) and the Irrigation Water Quality Index (IWQI). To this end, groundwater data were collected from 58 sites in 2019 (wet season) and 61 samples in 2020 (dry season) in the Meskala-Ouazzi sub-basin. The Piper diagram showed that Ca–Mg–Cl was the dominant groundwater facies type. The confinement due to COVID-19 has significantly improved the water quality of the Meskala-Ouazzi sub-basin. Instead, approximately 50% of sites showed improved water quality when calculating the WQI and IWQI. However, the sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) showed that most samples below 10 are found in all of the examined samples, which are mostly found, indicating excellent irrigation water, and the Wilcox diagram depicted 20.14% of samples lying in the unsuitable region. Stable isotopes (δ18O and δ2H) of groundwater reveal that local precipitation is the main source of recharge. However, groundwater recharge is affected by the evaporation process due to the different geological conditions caused by topographic differences in the study area. The present study is useful for proper planning and managing water resources available for consumption and irrigation.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Combining stable isotope and WQI methods to study the groundwater quality: a case study in Essaouira city, Morocco

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…1) comprises a portion of the central Ganga alluvial plain and descends slightly eastward along the drainage lies. Quaternary alluvial sediments comprised of older and younger alluviums underlie the region (Gautam et al, 2021). Water samples were collected from Goverdhan, Radhakund, Barsana, Nandgoan, Chaumuhan, and Kosikalan nagar panchayats.…”

Section: Study Area Descriptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrochemical Characteristics Assessment of Groundwater Quality, Mathura District, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kushwah,

Singh

2023

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this research, the quality of the groundwater was investigated in the surrounding areas of Mathura city, India. Piper diagrams were used to identify hydrochemical facies and chemical datasets were also employed in different mathematical calculations (SAR, %Na, and USSL diagrams) to determine acceptable quality of drinking consumption and irrigation use of groundwater in the Mathura region was. Multivariate statistical methods such as Discriminant analysis (DA) Cluster analysis (CA) and applied for the observed datasets collected from Goverdhan, Radhakund, Barsana, Nandgoan, Kosikalan, and Chaumuhan. 19 different groundwater sampling sites—including hand pumps, tube wells, and borings were collected and analyzed. Analysis of 18 distinct groundwater quality indicators, including Temperature (T), pH, turbidity (tur), Electrical conductivity (EC), etc. The Piper diagram's conclusion shows that the main ions Na+, K+, SO42−, Cl− predominate whereas ion like Ca2+, Mg2+, HCO3− are significantly unsuitable. Most of the groundwater samples fall in the category of C4S4 based on USSL diagram, which denotes high sodium and salinity water. Most of the sampling locations had SAR and %Na values that are above the permitted limit, so requiring a suitable drainage and water management plan for the research region. Cluster analysis grouped nineteen sampling locations into 3 clusters based on group of similarities of the characteristics they possess. The first, second and third clusters represented moderately polluted, more polluted sites and less polluted sites. Water quality metrics provided 100% accurate assignments because of DA which aid in evaluating the variables that differentiate the perceived groups.

show abstract

“…1 and the W n is calculated using Eq. 2 which depends upon the standard value of each parameter as prescribed by WHO (2011) (Gharibi et al, 2019;Gautam et al, 2021). The final calculation for determining the water quality is calculated using Eq.…”

Section: Water Quality Evaluation For Domestic Usementioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrogeochemical characterization and quality assessment of groundwater resources in the Upper-Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, India

Gautam

Chand

2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The present study tries to delineate groundwater zones in the Upper-Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, India based on its suitability for the use of domestic and irrigation purposes considering the physico-chemical parameters of groundwater samples (n ∼ 70) using Weighted Arithmetic Water Quality Index (WAWQI) and Composite Groundwater Quality Index for Irrigation (CGQII) methods, respectively. The Upper-Doab region of Uttar Pradesh is bounded by the mighty rivers of Ganga and Yamuna in the east and west respectively. In the southwest, the region shares the boundary with the national capital of Delhi, which has led to an increase in the growth of urbanization and industrialization in the region. These factors have a visible negative impact on the groundwater scenario of the region. Hydrogeochemical investigation reveals that the ionic dominance in the groundwater samples is in the order of HCO3 > Cl > SO4 > NO3 > F and Na > Mg > Ca > K. Chemical history of groundwater samples using piper-trilinear diagram shows that Ca-Mg-HCO3 and Ca-Na-HCO3 type of groundwater is mostly found in this region. Gibb’s plot reveals that rock-water interaction was dominantly controlling the ionic composition of the groundwater in the unconfined aquifer environment. Further, the bivariate plot of (SO4 + HCO3) vs. (Ca + Mg) reveals that the weathering of calcite and dolomite minerals present in the aquifer environment has largely attributed chemical character to the groundwater of the region. The groundwater zoning concerning its domestic and agricultural use reveals that the groundwater of Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Buddha Nagar districts have poorer quality of groundwater due to high electrical conductivity and higher concentration of nitrate which has a higher anthropogenic link. The evaluation of groundwater quality for irrigation using a single index value i.e., CGQII makes this study different from the other hydrochemical investigations under similar hydrogeolocal aquifer conditions in the region. The study suggests that corrective measures like, strict implementation of untreated discharge of industrial effluents to the water or groundwater directly, creating awareness among farmers for lesser use of chemical fertilizers, and regular groundwater monitoring systems for quality analysis must be considered for a sustainable future of the region.

show abstract

Assessment of Groundwater Quality beneath Agriculturally Advanced Region of Northern Alluvial Plain, India

Cited by 13 publications

References 35 publications

Combining stable isotope and WQI methods to study the groundwater quality: a case study in Essaouira city, Morocco

Combining stable isotope and WQI methods to study the groundwater quality: a case study in Essaouira city, Morocco

Hydrochemical Characteristics Assessment of Groundwater Quality, Mathura District, Uttar Pradesh, India

Hydrogeochemical characterization and quality assessment of groundwater resources in the Upper-Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, India

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About