Effects of variations in recharge on groundwater quality

Whittemore, Donald O.; McGregor, Kent M.; Marotz, Glen A.

doi:10.1016/0022-1694(89)90170-4

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“…Geochemical studies of groundwater provide a better understanding of possible changes in quality as development progress (Sreedevi 2004;Jalali 2006;Nagaraju et al 2006;Subba Rao 2006;Gupta et al 2008Gupta et al , 2009Bhardwaj et al 2010). Urbanization and related anthropogenic activities also affect the groundwater quality (Whittemore et al 1989;Mondal et al 2005).…”

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Major ion chemistry of shallow groundwater of a fast growing city of Central India

Marghade¹,

Malpe

Zade³

2011

Environ Monit Assess

153

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Nagpur City located in semiarid area of central India is a fast-growing industrial centre. In recent years, rapid development has created an increased demand for drinking water, which is increasingly being fulfilled by groundwater abstraction. The present study was undertaken to assess major ion chemistry of shallow groundwater to understand geochemical evolution of groundwater and water quality for promoting sustainable development and effective management of groundwater resources. A total of 47 water samples were collected from shallow aquifer of selected parts of the city and the water chemistry of various ions viz. Ca(2 +), Mg(2 +), Na(+), K(+), CO(3)(2-), HCO(3)(-), Cl(-), SO(4)(2-) and NO(3)(-) are carried out. The chemical relationships in Piper diagram identify Ca-HCO(3)-Cl and mixed Ca-Na-HCO(3)-Cl as most prevalent water types. Alkaline earth exceeds alkalis and weak acids exceed strong acids. Ionic ratios and Gibb's diagram suggest that silicate rock weathering and anthropogenic activities are the main processes that determine the ionic composition in the study area. The nitrate appeared as a major problem of safe drinking water in this region. We recorded highest nitrate concentration, i.e., 411 mg/l in one of the dug well. A comparison of groundwater quality in relation to drinking water quality standards revealed that about half of the shallow aquifer samples are not suitable for drinking.

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Major ion chemistry of shallow groundwater of a fast growing city of Central India

Marghade¹,

Malpe

Zade³

2011

Environ Monit Assess

153

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“…In fact, industrial waste and other different human activity waste have emerged as one of the main reasons of pollution of water bodies. Human-induced activities can alter the natural & Thanapal Vaithiyanathan vaithiyanathant@yahoo.in source of contaminants and also initiate pollution load in the receiving water bodies (Whittemore et al 1989). The corrosion of groundwater quality affects its usage for domestic, agriculture and industrial activities (Brindha and Elango 2012;Selvakumar et al 2014).…”

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Analysis of sugar mill effluent and its influence on germination and growth of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

Vaithiyanathan

Sundaramoorthy

2017

Appl Water Sci

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Sugar industry is a very important agro-based industry in India and it discharges large amount of effluent into water bodies to create high pollution in water bodies which affects the plants and other living organisms. In the present investigation, the physico-chemical analyses of N. P. K. R. Ramaswamy co-operative sugar mill effluent was determined and impact of different concentrations (control, 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) of sugar mill effluent on seed germination behavior of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) was studied. The morphological parameters such as germination percentage, shoot length, root length, fresh weight and dry weight of seedlings, seed vigour index, tolerance index and percentage of phytotoxicity were calculated. The results recorded for the analyses of sugar mill

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“…Changes in total dissolved solids often parallel those of chloride and/or sulfate. For more detail on the hydrogeochemical relations associated with recharge or discharge, see Whittemore, et a!. (1988).…”

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GROUND WATER QUALITY PREDICTION USING CLIMATIC INDICES¹

McGregor¹,

Marotz²,

Whittemore

1988

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Drought affects the quality of ground water in certain aquifers used by municipalities in Kansas. Water quality changes occur as a function of the amount of water available for recharge and hence to dilute more mineralized ground waters. Several measures of meteorological drought, including the Palmer Index and Eagleman Aridity Index, were correlated with water quality data to determine the degree of association. Several locations showed sharp delinces in water quality as the drought progressed. These relationships can be used to predict possible variations in present and future well‐water supplies in locations subject to drought induced water quality deterioration.

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Effects of variations in recharge on groundwater quality

Cited by 26 publications

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Major ion chemistry of shallow groundwater of a fast growing city of Central India

Major ion chemistry of shallow groundwater of a fast growing city of Central India

Analysis of sugar mill effluent and its influence on germination and growth of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

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Effects of variations in recharge on groundwater quality

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Major ion chemistry of shallow groundwater of a fast growing city of Central India

Major ion chemistry of shallow groundwater of a fast growing city of Central India

Analysis of sugar mill effluent and its influence on germination and growth of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

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