Groundwater hydrochemistry of a sugarcane cultivation belt in parts of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Umar, Rashid; Khan, Mohammad Muqtada Ali; Absar, A.

doi:10.1007/s00254-005-0138-4

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“…It is also dependent on the length of time the water remains stored in the ground (residence time) (MacDonald et al 2002). Various researchers carried out the hydrochemical 1 3 33 Page 2 of 18 characteristics of groundwater and quality of groundwater in different basins as well in urban areas (Rao et al 1997;Subramani et al 2005;Umar et al 2006;Pandian and Sankar 2007;Raju 2007).…”

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Assessment of groundwater quality in Kashipur Block, Purulia district, West Bengal

Kundu

Nag

2018

Appl Water Sci

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Hydrogeochemical investigation of groundwater resources of Kashipur Block, Purulia district, West Bengal has been carried out to assess the water quality for domestic and irrigation uses. Twenty groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, hardness, major anions (CO 3 2− , HCO 3 − , Cl − , SO 4 2− , F − ) and cations (Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , Fe 2+ , Na + , K + ). Study results reveal that the groundwater of the area is mostly acidic in nature. The trend amongst average ionic concentrations of cations and anions is Mg 2+ > Ca 2+ > Na + > Fe 2+ > K + and Cl − > HCO 3 − > CO 3 2− > SO 4 2− > F − respectively during the post monsoon whereas the trend for cations and anions are Mg 2+ > Ca 2+ > Na + > K + > Fe and Cl − > HCO 3 − > SO 4 2− > F − > CO 3 − in pre monsoon session, respectively. To explore the ionic toxicity of the study area, the derived parameters like sodium adsorption ratio, soluble sodium percentage, residual sodium carbonate, magnesium adsorption ratio, Kelly's ratio and permeability index were calculated. The hydro geochemical data suggest that weathering of rock forming minerals along with secondary contributions from agricultural and anthropogenic sources are mainly controlling the groundwater composition of Kashipur Block, Purulia District. According to piper diagram, water samples of most of the area of the block are fresh water and in some areas sulphate rich throughout the year. All samples are distributed to central rock dominance category. Groundwater chemistry of this block is mainly controlled by the interaction existing between the litho units and the percolating water into the subsurface domain. However, the groundwater quality and suitability of this study area can be termed as good to moderate with a few exceptions which have been encountered on a local scale.

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Assessment of groundwater quality in Kashipur Block, Purulia district, West Bengal

Kundu

Nag

2018

Appl Water Sci

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“…The graphical treatment of major ion chemistry [12] was analyzed. Thus, the affinity of Na + + K + versus Cl -was studied, plotting their equivalent concentrations, because the Cl -ion tends normally to be associated more with alkali metals than with Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ .…”

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Groundwater hydrochemistry of an overexploited aquifer: the case of the Toluca Valley, Mexico

Jiménez-Moleón

Fuentes

Mota-González

et al. 2010

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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The demographic, industrial and agricultural growth of recent decades in the State of Mexico has caused a considerable increase in groundwater extraction and the overexploitation is mainly due to drinking water, because it is the supply source for the two densely populated zones in the country: the metropolitan areas of Toluca City and Mexico City and its conurbation. In this work, 49 groundwater sources of drinking water were analyzed in two sampling periods (dry and rainy seasons). According to the Electric Conductivity data, 67% of the samples in the dry and 63% in the rainy season presented weak mineralization and the rest of the samples showed medium mineralization. In addition, the values of hardness showed that the water had good quality, with the exception of 3% of the wells in the rainy season, which had medium quality. The corrosion coefficient showed that two samples in the dry season and four in the rainy season had aggressive characteristics that might damage the extraction and distribution networks. The concentrations of major ions (measured by ionic chromatography) in both sampling periods showed this relative abundance: Na + >Mg 2+ >Ca 2+ >K + =HCO 3 ->>Cl ->SO 4 2-. It was found that the HCO 3 -concentration increased with the groundwater flow in the area. Moreover, it was also possible to establish the principal species in solution and to corroborate the hydrochemical change in the area of study. Although there continues to be clear predominance of the Mg-Na-HCO 3 type, the Na-HCO 3 facies showed a progressive increase.

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“…Irrigation puts the groundwater in a cycle that involves interaction with chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers. Thus excessive use of groundwater resource has detrimentally affected its quality and quantity [2].…”

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

Kamal¹,

Mukherjee²,

Srivastava³

et al. 2014

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Groundwater hydrochemistry of a sugarcane cultivation belt in parts of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Cited by 35 publications

References 6 publications

Assessment of groundwater quality in Kashipur Block, Purulia district, West Bengal

Assessment of groundwater quality in Kashipur Block, Purulia district, West Bengal

Groundwater hydrochemistry of an overexploited aquifer: the case of the Toluca Valley, Mexico

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

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