Evaluation of groundwater quality for irrigation and drinking using GIS and geostatistics in a peri-urban area of Delhi, India

Adhikary, Partha Pratim; Dash, Ch. Jyotiprava; Chandrasekharan, H.; Rajput, T. B. S.; Dubey, Shantanu Kumar

doi:10.1007/s12517-011-0330-7

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“…Coupled with GIS, the groundwater quality assessment helps in demarcating the areas affected by groundwater pollution. GIS can be used to obtain reliable information about the existing groundwater quality scenario that may be essential for the groundwater planning and management strategies (Adhikary et al 2012). …”

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Impact of land-use on groundwater quality: GIS-based study from an alluvial aquifer in the western Ganges basin

Khan

Umar

2017

Appl Water Sci

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In this study, groundwater quality of an alluvial aquifer in the western Ganges basin is assessed using a GIS-based groundwater quality index (GQI) concept that uses groundwater quality data from field survey and laboratory analysis. Groundwater samples were collected from 42 wells during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods of 2012 and analysed for pH, EC, TDS, Anions (Cl, SO 4 , NO 3 ), and Cations (Ca, Mg, Na). To generate the index, several parameters were selected based on WHO recommendations. The spatially variable grids of each parameter were modified by normalizing with the WHO standards and finally integrated into a GQI grid. The mean GQI values for both the season suggest good groundwater quality. However, spatial variations exist and are represented by GQI map of both seasons. This spatial variability was compared with the existing land-use, prepared using high-resolution satellite imagery available in Google earth. The GQI grids were compared to the land-use map using an innovative GIS-based method. Results indicate that the spatial variability of groundwater quality in the region is not fully controlled by the land-use pattern. This probably reflects the diffuse nature of land-use classes, especially settlements and plantations.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Impact of land-use on groundwater quality: GIS-based study from an alluvial aquifer in the western Ganges basin

Khan

Umar

2017

Appl Water Sci

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“…They showed that the best fitted semivariogram model is spherical. Adhikary et al (2012) studied groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes in Najafgarh in India. They found out that the best semivariogram model is exponential for all water quality parameters except chloride and hardness.…”

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The temporal and spatial variations in groundwater salinity in Mazandaran Plain, Iran, during a long-term period of 26 years

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Groundwater resources are one of the main sources of water supply for agricultural sector in Iran. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the situation of groundwater salinity in Mazandaran for use in agriculture. In this study, statistical analysis of collected data, proper semivariogram model selection, cross validation of predictions and preparing probabilistic and zoning maps using geostatistical tools in the ArcGIS software, were performed. To investigate the spatial variations and preparing zoning maps of water salinity, ordinary kriging (OK) was used and the zoning maps were prepared. Spatial structure of electrical conductivity (EC) assessment showed a moderate spatial dependence in most years. Zoning and probabilistic maps of EC showed that the salinity of groundwater will be added and the most probable salinity is related the lowland areas in the eastern part of the plain. The use of this groundwater for irrigation in the long term can decrease the rice yield and faced rice production with a serious risk. The results of the Mann-Kendall and the Sen tests indicated a decreasing trend in the area of groundwater with EC higher than one dS/m in Mazandaran plain that this expressing an improvement in the quality of groundwater in the plain.

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“…The Na + , which has a highest value of 86.6 mg/L, comes from altering plagioclase, principally albite, which is located in the northwest of the SA and possibly belongs to a different flow system. These chemicals process are exemplified in the follows reactions: a) 2CaMgSi 2 The values of N-NO 3 -concentration reflect the effects of agrochemicals used in irrigation activities; concentrations are under a maximum permissible level for human consumption (10 mg/L). The different major ions proportions (in meq/L) in the groundwater and their evolution in the different geology settings of the SA are described by the Piper diagram (Fig 8).…”

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Integrative Methodology for the Identification of Groundwater Flow Patterns: Application in a Semi-Arid Region of Mexico

Navarro-Solís¹

2016

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. Generating knowledge to explain the dynamics and physicochemical characteristics of groundwater is essential to ensure its availability for different uses. Therefore, in this article we propose an integrated methodology that may help to define the flow patterns governing the movement of groundwater in a semiarid region of Mexico. The methodology incorporates hydrogeochemical characterization with the application of flow systems theory, the behaviour of arsenic and fluoride as indicators of the quality for human consumption and a correlation matrix to identify potential areas of recharge-discharge; these variables are grouped in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The results explain how the movement of groundwater was influenced by the dissolution of silicates with the geochemical evolution of arsenic under two natural conditions; however, in one of these conditions, the mobility was facilitated by the presence of mining activities, whereas fluoride exhibited two situations, one natural and the other anthropogenic. Four hydrogeochemical facies were manifested in three flow patterns, with a potential recharge zone in the west of the study area, a discharge zone in the east and a mixture flowing to the northwest. We concluded that the proposed methodology represents a tool for facilitating understanding of the movement of groundwater.

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Evaluation of groundwater quality for irrigation and drinking using GIS and geostatistics in a peri-urban area of Delhi, India

Cited by 70 publications

References 17 publications

Impact of land-use on groundwater quality: GIS-based study from an alluvial aquifer in the western Ganges basin

Impact of land-use on groundwater quality: GIS-based study from an alluvial aquifer in the western Ganges basin

The temporal and spatial variations in groundwater salinity in Mazandaran Plain, Iran, during a long-term period of 26 years

Integrative Methodology for the Identification of Groundwater Flow Patterns: Application in a Semi-Arid Region of Mexico

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