Influence of hydro-geochemical processes on groundwater quality through geostatistical techniques in Kadava River basin, Western India

Wagh, Vasant; Panaskar, D. B.; Jacobs, James A.; Mukate, Shrikant; Muley, Aniket; Kadam, Ajaykumar

doi:10.1007/s12517-018-4136-8

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“…The high concentration of EC and TDS might be attributed due to soil mineralization, resulting in increase in ionic activity in groundwater aquifer [9,10]. The spatial variation in groundwater quality parameters is observed which could be the result of dissolution and saturation of ions [44]. (Table 3).…”

Section: Hydrogeochemistrymentioning

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“…The value of correlation coefficient "r" provides the information that how one parameter is associated with another; however, the sign indicates the positive or negative association. A positive strong correlation shows similar origin of ions; however, the week association between groundwater quality parameters indicates that the ions are independent from each other [7,9,44]. The value of r > 07 is considered as strong; however, the r between 0.5 and 0.7 is considered as moderate [44].…”

Section: Multivariate Statisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Bartlett's sphericity test of normalized data has χ 2 (cal) = 1285 found more than the χ 2 (crit) = 86 (degree of freedom 136, significance level 0.05 and p value < 0.0001) suggests that PCA can be applied successfully. The principle components (PCs) having eigen values > 1 were considered for data interpretation [9,44]. The loading of each PCs, which is the uncorrelated variable obtained by multiplying the original correlated variables, explains the comparative influence of chemical species on groundwater [7,9].…”

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“…The concentration of Mg 2+ and K + ranges from 4.8 to 102 mg/L and 1.0 to 65 mg/L with an average of 28 mg/L and 11.3 mg/L, respectively. The concentration of cations in groundwater is mostly governed by the interaction between groundwater and aquifer minerals through various geochemical processes such as weathering minerals, ion exchange, dissolution and precipitation [9,44]. Based on the WHO-recommended values all the cations fall under portable water quality except 3.1% of the samples which exceeds the recommended limit for Na + and K + , respectively.…”

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Integration of multivariate statistics and water quality indices to evaluate groundwater quality and its suitability in middle Gangetic floodplain, Bihar

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This study is conducted along the middle Gangetic floodplain, to investigate the hydrogeochemical characteristics and suitability of groundwater for irrigation and human consumptions. Altogether 65 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for major ions and water quality parameters. pH of all the samples except 1 is found > 7, which suggests alkaline aquifer condition. Groundwater samples predominately belong to Ca-Mg-HCO3 water type followed by Na-HCO3, Mg-HCO3 and Mg-SO4 water types. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) combines groundwater into two distinct groups, Group 1 is found as less mineralized as the average EC value is found 625.3 μS/cm, while it is found 1375 μS/cm for Group 2. The results of correlation analysis and PCA suggest influence of natural and anthropogenic activities on groundwater. PCA extracts four major PCs which describes 71.7% of total variance. PC1 indicates influence of both lithogenic and anthropogenic activities on groundwater quality. PC2 and PC3 infer natural factors, and PC4 suggests influence of anthropogenic activities on groundwater. Exceeding concentration of F−, Fe and Mn above WHO guidelines are found as major public health concern. WQI of all except 4 groundwater samples suggests excellent to good water quality; however, 23% of the samples are not suitable based on WPI values. Irrigation indices suggest that groundwater is mostly suitable for irrigation; however, 10.7%, 12.3% and 3% samples for RSBC, MAR and KR, respectively, exceed the recommended limits and are unsuitable for irrigation. A proper management strategy and quality assurance is recommended before groundwater consumption and use in the study area.

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Section: Hydrogeochemistrymentioning

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Section: Multivariate Statisticsmentioning

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“…According to BIS standards, 67.5 and 75% groundwater samples exceeded the BIS PL (45.0 mg/l) ( Table 1), which confirmed the incongruity for drinking. The nitrates mainly attributed from domestic waste, animal wastages, nitrogen-rich fertilizers, etc., [45,46]. The consumption of nitrate-rich water leads to methaemoglobinaemia and affects the oxygen circulation in blood.…”

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Study of groundwater hydrochemistry and drinking suitability through Water Quality Index (WQI) modelling in Kadava river basin, India

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The present study aims to know the groundwater hydrochemistry and its drinking suitability in Kadava river basin through Water Quality Index (WQI) modelling approach. Eighty (80) dug/bore well samples were collected and analysed for the span of dry (pre) and wet (post) monsoon seasons of 2012 by following standard procedures of APHA. According to BIS standard, the parameters, viz., pH, Ca, Mg, Na, Cl, NO 3 , TH and TDS, surpass the threshold limits in both the seasons. It is observed that TDS content in pre-(75%) and post (97.5%)-monsoon seasons is exceeding the desirable limit (500 mg/l). Also, 67.5% (pre-monsoon) and 75% (post-monsoon) of the groundwater samples are beyond the nitrate permissible limit (45 mg/l) of the BIS. The magnesium content in 15 and 37.5% samples is surpassing the permissible limit (100 mg/l) in pre-and post-monsoon seasons. TH content in 15 and 25% samples surpassed the permissible limit (600 mg/l) in pre-and post-monsoon seasons. WQI results demonstrated that 50.0 and 22.5% samples come under good quality of water; 47.5 and 72.5% samples fall in poor water category, while 2.5 and 5.0% samples exhibit very poor category in pre-/ post-monsoon seasons. Hydrochemical characterization based on Durov plot, Chaddha diagram, Gibbs plot and various scatter plots was used to ascertain the types of weathering, influence of rock, precipitation and evaporation, types of reactions, etc., influenced on groundwater composition of the region. The groundwater chemistry is mostly deteriorated due to the influence of agricultural and anthropogenic activities. Spatial variation map of WQI exhibits that groundwater quality is affected mainly in south and few patches in north regions of the study area.

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Geospatial distribution of groundwater quality using entropy water quality index and statistical assessment: A study from a tropical climate river basin

Mohan

Krishnakumar

2021

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A combination of multivariate statistical techniques and an integrated water quality index methodology was adopted to understand the genesis of major ionic composition of groundwater in a tropical river basin of South India. The present study aims to examine the hydrochemical characterisation and drinking suitability of groundwater reserves of Kallada River Basin (KRB), India by collecting samples from 31 wells during pre‐monsoon (May 2019), monsoon (September 2019), and post‐monsoon (February 2020) seasons. The findings were compared with the maximum acceptable limites prescribed by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS 2012) and World Health Organization (WHO 2017). The study also highlights the comparison of the present work with the regional and global average cation and anion concentrations. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) extracted three factors and the obtained results shows that Cl−, TDS, Na+, and Ca2+ ions contribute towards the moderate pollution load in groundwater. The increased population around the river basin indicates the unhygienic practices in the area and hence eco‐friendly authority steps/actions should be taken to enhance the groundwater quality of the basin. The findings of this study outlines the desire for groundwater research with a further marked focus on upgrading the quantity and quality of groundwater reserves on a global scale.

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Influence of hydro-geochemical processes on groundwater quality through geostatistical techniques in Kadava River basin, Western India

Cited by 98 publications

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Integration of multivariate statistics and water quality indices to evaluate groundwater quality and its suitability in middle Gangetic floodplain, Bihar

Integration of multivariate statistics and water quality indices to evaluate groundwater quality and its suitability in middle Gangetic floodplain, Bihar

Study of groundwater hydrochemistry and drinking suitability through Water Quality Index (WQI) modelling in Kadava river basin, India

Geospatial distribution of groundwater quality using entropy water quality index and statistical assessment: A study from a tropical climate river basin

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