Geochemistry of groundwater and groundwater prospects evaluation, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore Urban District, Karnataka, India

Ravikumar, P.; Venkatesharaju, K.; Prakash, K. L.; Somashekar, R.

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“…There are several studies that have been conducted on groundwater quality assessment in different parts of India and many parts of the world with respect to drinking and irrigation [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. Kaur et al [17] studied the quality of groundwater for drinking and irrigation purposes in the Malwa region, Punjab that indicates poor water quality of the region.…”

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Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater quality in parts of the Hindon River basin, Ghaziabad, India: implications for domestic and irrigation purposes

Ahmad

Khurshid

2019

SN Appl. Sci.

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The present study confers the hydrogeochemical characteristics and groundwater quality assessment for drinking and irrigational purposes. Most of the population depends on groundwater for their daily needs especially for drinking, irrigation, and industrial purposes. For this reason, total seventy-two groundwater samples have been collected from different parts of Ghaziabad district for the pre-and post-monsoon in the year 2016 and analyzed for water quality parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, total hardness, bicarbonate (HCO 3 −), carbonate (CO 3 2−), chloride (Cl −), sulphate (SO 4 2−), fluoride (F −), calcium (Ca 2+), magnesium (Mg 2+), sodium (Na +), and potassium (K +). Results show that the water samples of the study area are generally hard to very hard and slightly acidic to alkaline in nature. Results also suggest that chloride (Cl −) ions dominate over SO 4 2− ions, whereas HCO 3 − ions dominate over Cl − and SO 4 2− in the studied groundwater samples during the pre-and post-monsoon periods. The Piper trilinear diagram of groundwater shows that dominant facies is Na +-HCO 3 − type in both the monsoon periods. The nitrate concentration in the groundwater samples varies from 22 to 293 mg/l in the pre-monsoon, of which 83% of groundwater samples are not recommended for drinking with reference to the concentration of nitrate. Base-exchange indices classified 89% and 11% of the water sources as the Na-HCO 3 type and Na-SO 4 during the pre-and post-monsoon seasons, respectively. According to the meteoric genesis indices, 89% and 11% of the water sources as shallow meteoric water percolation and deep meteoric water percolation type during the pre-and post-monsoon periods, respectively. Furthermore, most of the groundwater samples are found mainly influenced by rock dominance according to Gibbs diagram plots.

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Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater quality in parts of the Hindon River basin, Ghaziabad, India: implications for domestic and irrigation purposes

Ahmad

Khurshid

2019

SN Appl. Sci.

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“…Thakur et al (2016) have studied that assessment of groundwater for drinking and agriculture in parts of Punjab. Ravikumar et al (2012) have studied geochemistry of groundwater quality and its evaluation in Karnataka. Narsimha and Sudarshan (2017a) have studied contamination of fluoride in groundwater in Siddipet and reported high fluoride concentration in southern part of Siddipet, Medak district.…”

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“…Moreover, in India and many parts of the world, abundant studies have been carried out to assess the geochemical characteristics of groundwater quality with respect of drinking and irrigation (Kudoda and Abdalla 2015;Adimalla et al 2018a;Murkute 2014;Raju et al 2011;Dimitris Alexakis 2011;Subba Rao et al 2012;Sudarshan et al 2014;Li et al 2017a, b;Jeevanandam et al 2006;Li et al 2012;2014a, b;Cheng Qian et al 2016;Sappa et al 2015;Narsimha and Sudarshan 2013;Salem et al 2015;Sethy et al 2016;He et al 2015;Panaskar et al 2016). Furthermore, a number of researchers have used electrical conductivity (EC), sodium absorption ratio (SAR), per cent sodium (%Na), residual sodium carbonate (RSC) and permeability index (PI) classifications for irrigation water quality in many parts of the country (Adimalla and Venkatayogi 2018;Adimalla et al 2018a;Qian et al 2016;Sappa et al 2015;Narsimha et al 2013a, b;Aghazadeh and Mogaddam 2011;Ravikumar et al 2012;Li et al 2012). Eventually, Nalgonda district represents a true picture of hard terrain, where there is no sufficient surface water; therefore, most of the district people depend on groundwater for their daily needs.…”

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Hydrogeochemical characterization and assessment of water suitability for drinking and irrigation in crystalline rocks of Mothkur region, Telangana State, South India

Sakram

Adimalla

2018

Appl Water Sci

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The present study confers the chemical quality of groundwater and surface water of Mothkur region, Telangana State, for drinking and irrigational purposes. Mothkur region is geologically occupied by the Archaean crystalline terrain. Most of the population depends on groundwater for their daily needs especially for drinking, house needs and irrigation purposes. For this reason, twenty-five groundwater and five surface water samples were collected and analysed for pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), total hardness (TH) bicarbonate (HCO 3 − ), chloride (Cl − ), sulphate (SO 4 2− ), fluoride (F − ), calcium (Ca 2+ ), magnesium (Mg 2+ ), sodium (Na + ) and potassium (K + ). The results are evaluated and compared with WHO and BIS water quality standards. Based on obtained results 32%, 20%, 28% and 4% of groundwater samples are not recommended for drinking with reference to the concentrations of fluoride, TDS, TH and Cl − , respectively. Base-exchange indices and meteoric genesis indices classified 67% and 33% of the water sources as the Na + -HCO 3 − type and deep meteoric water percolation type, respectively. Piper trilinear diagram for geochemical classification indicates 44% and 60% of groundwater and surface water samples of Ca 2+ -Na + -HCO 3 − type and 29% belong to Na + -HCO 3 − types. Multivariate graphical methods have been carried out using the United States Salinity Laboratory diagram, Wilcox diagram, sodium adsorption ratio, per cent sodium (%Na), residual sodium carbonate and permeability index which indicate that majority of groundwater samples are useful for irrigation purposes.Keywords Hydrochemistry · Groundwater quality · Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) · Per cent sodium (%Na) · Residual sodium carbonate (RSC) · Permeability index (PI) · Mothkur region · South India Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https ://doi.

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“…Geochemical processes in groundwater, and reactions between groundwater and local minerals during groundwater movement affect water quality. Excess concentrations of dissolved ions in water affect the physicochemical properties of soils, decreasing fertility and damaging soil structure (Ravikumar et al 2011;Esmaeili & Moore 2012).…”

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Groundwater quality assessment and its suitability for agricultural purposes in the Behbahan Plain, SW Iran

Ehya

Marbouti

2018

Water Practice and Technology

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Groundwater is the main agricultural water resource in arid and semi-arid regions, so, preserving it is extremely important. In this study, groundwater quality was assessed for irrigation, using the principal chemical and physical quality parameters from 30 wells in the study area. Groundwater classification on the basis of electrical conductivity reveals that more than 85% of the samples taken fall into the 'unsuitable' and 'doubtful' classes. On the basis of Richards's classification, 67% of the samples are unsuitable for irrigation. Most, however, appear suitable for irrigation based on their sodium adsorption ratio, %Na, permeability index, magnesium adsorption ratio, Kelly's ratio and residual sodium carbonate water quality indices. The concentration of boron varies between 0 and 2 mg/l, within the FAO's (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) acceptable standard range. About 60% of the wells are not suitable for drip irrigation because of the water's potential for clogging. There will be no water infiltration problem, if groundwater in the study area is used for irrigation. With respect to the SO 4 2À and Cl À concentrations, 53% and 13% of the samples collected are unsuitable for irrigation, respectively. Less than 10% of the samples have 'severe' constraints restricting their use for irrigation with respect to nitrogen. For sprinkler irrigation, however, the groundwater is subject to 'severe' restrictions. Geochemical investigations indicate that the water chemistry is affected by processes including evaporation, water-rock interactions and human activities.

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Geochemistry of groundwater and groundwater prospects evaluation, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore Urban District, Karnataka, India

Cited by 45 publications

References 26 publications

Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater quality in parts of the Hindon River basin, Ghaziabad, India: implications for domestic and irrigation purposes

Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater quality in parts of the Hindon River basin, Ghaziabad, India: implications for domestic and irrigation purposes

Hydrogeochemical characterization and assessment of water suitability for drinking and irrigation in crystalline rocks of Mothkur region, Telangana State, South India

Groundwater quality assessment and its suitability for agricultural purposes in the Behbahan Plain, SW Iran

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