Geoenvironmental study of alluvial aquifer in Upper Gangetic plain, a case study of J P Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kamal, Vikas; Mukherjee, Saumitra; Srivastava, Divya; Hazarika, Naba

doi:10.9790/2402-08545667

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“…Poor sanitation facilities in villages and leakage from septic tanks enhance nitrate contamination in groundwater. Kamal et al (2014) studied groundwater quality in J.P. Nagar district and concluded that nitrate, sulfate and phosphate in groundwater are mainly originated from anthropogenic sources based on groundwater quality assessment and XRD analysis of soil samples. Sinha and Saxena (2006) estimated low dissolved oxygen and high free CO 2 in the shallow aquifer, which indicates the infiltration of domestic wastewater, drainage/sewage lines and other surface contamination sources due to poor sanitation in this region.…”

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Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin

Rajmohan

Amarasinghe

2016

Environ Earth Sci

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Groundwater quality receives increasing attention in water management in India. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the emerging issues of groundwater quality in the Ramganga Sub-Basin (RSB), a tributary joining the Ganga River from the northern plains, which extends over 30,839 Sq. km and covers 15 districts in both Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The groundwater in most of the districts of the RSB has high concentration of nitrate, iron, salinity and fluoride, which exceed the standards prescribed for drinking water by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and World Health Organization (WHO). Arsenic contamination in groundwater is an emerging issue in few groundwater development blocks. Moreover, groundwater with substantial hardness, high sulfate, and high manganese is emerging issue in some districts. Additionally, shallow aquifers have high concentration of ions. In the RSB, the quality of groundwater, especially in the shallow aquifers, is influenced by the contamination of poor quality surface water, due mainly to poor sanitation, improper disposable of domestic sewage water, manures and irrigation return flows. To reduce deterioration of water quality further, the RSB requires proper sanitation facilities, efficient usage of agrochemicals, as well as an awareness program of water-related disease

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Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin

Rajmohan

Amarasinghe

2016

Environ Earth Sci

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Groundwater Contamination Issues in the Shallow Aquifer, Ramganga Sub-basin, India

Rajmohan

2019

Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Hydrochemical evaluation and identification of geochemical processes in the shallow and deep wells in the Ramganga Sub-Basin, India

Rajmohan

Patel

Singh

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Groundwater samples were collected from 44 wells in the Ramganga Sub-Basin (RSB), India, and analysed for major ions, nutrients and trace metals. The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the hydrochemistry and to identify the geochemical processes that govern the water chemistry in the shallow and deep tube wells in the study area using geochemical methods. The knowledge of changes in hydrochemistry of the aquifers is important for both groundwater recharge and use in the region. This study found that there are substantial differences of water chemistry between shallow and deep wells. In the shallow wells, the average concentrations of total dissolved solid (TDS), Na, K, Ca, Mg, HCO, Cl, SO, NO, PO, F, Cu, Mn, Fe and Cr are twofold higher than the deep wells. The concentrations of dissolved silica in the groundwater do not vary with the depth, which implies that the variation in the water chemistry is not due to mineral dissolution alone. Major ion ratios and saturation indices suggest that the water chemistry is predominantly controlled by dissolution of carbonate minerals, silicate weathering and ion exchange reactions. Thermodynamic evaluation (ion activity ratios and stability filed diagrams) indicates that the kaolinite and gibbsite controlled the water chemistry in the both shallow and deep wells. In addition, the groundwater chemistry in the shallow wells is affected by the vertical infiltration of contaminated water from surface contamination sources and nitrification process. In the deep wells, absence of NO and low concentrations of Cl, SO, PO and F imply the role of regional flow and denitrification in the groundwater. Results concluded that proper management plan is necessary to protect the shallow aquifer in the RSB since shallow aquifer pumping is less expensive than the deeper one.

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Geoenvironmental study of alluvial aquifer in Upper Gangetic plain, a case study of J P Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin

Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin

Groundwater Contamination Issues in the Shallow Aquifer, Ramganga Sub-basin, India

Hydrochemical evaluation and identification of geochemical processes in the shallow and deep wells in the Ramganga Sub-Basin, India

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