Hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater uses for agricultural and drinking and groundwater quality of pollution index in the western part of Telangana, South India

Abstract Municipal waste landfill is a potential, or actual, source of groundwater pollution. Even landfill with a ground containment system can generate leachate that will migrate to aquifers. In this context, it is important to monitor water and leachate and to rationally analyze the existing situation. The purpose of this article was to assess groundwater contamination in the region of the municipal landfill site in Poczesna (Southern Poland) using the Landfill Water Pollution Index (LWPI). Certain physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total organic carbon (TOC), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, and Hg, were analyzed from samples from six piezometers in the years 2015-2019. The LWPI index values in the groundwater samples ranged from 0.97 to 3.11 (P<0.05). Indicator values that are within the range 2-5 reflect poor water quality with a high visible landfill impact, and those >5 suggest strongly polluted water with a very high landfill impact. The results of this study indicated that the quality of the groundwater in the area around the landfill was better in the case of the Jurassic aquifer compared to the Quaternary aquifer. The results provided by this index are very useful in the context of a quick assessment of groundwater quality. For the purposes of further risk analyses, it is important to consider other variables (chemical components) which can influence groundwater quality in the region of municipal landfill sites.

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Effects of Highway-Related Pollutant on the Groundwater Quality of Turfy Swamps in the Changbai Mountain Area

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15081652 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 1652 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hong Wang ◽

Lei Nie ◽

Yan Xu ◽

Chao Du ◽

Tao Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Groundwater Quality ◽

Great Influence ◽

Operation Time ◽

Pollution Index ◽

Road Transport ◽

Highway Traffic ◽

Mountain Area ◽

Pollution Levels ◽

Turfy Swamp

Transportation activities such as fuel consumption, vehicle wear and road deicing can detrimentally affect the groundwater quality of fragile roadside wetland environments including. Nineteen parameters (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni, Hg, As, pH, TDS, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, SO42−, Cl−, HCO3−, NO3− and F−) were determined in groundwater samples from turfy swamps impacted by highway traffic from Jiangyuan (JY), Longquan (LQ), and Huangsongdian (HSD). Our results indicate that the metals Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Cd, the ions Na+, K+ and Cl− in groundwater were negatively affected by highway transportation, and the maximum affected distance of these pollutants varied from 15 to 100 m. The content of most of these pollutants in roadside groundwater decreased exponentially with the distance from the highway, as did the heavy metal pollution index HPI and Cd. The values of HPI and Cd in these three sites ranged from 46.8 to 78.4 and −4.9 to −2.9, respectively. The low pollution levels of heavy metals are related to the strong adsorption capacity of turfy soil towards metals. In any case, road transport activities increased the Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Cd, Na+, K+ and Cl− content in roadside groundwater in turfy swamp. With the increase of highway operation time, it will inevitably have a great influence on the groundwater quality of these wetlands. Therefore, the long-term monitoring is necessary to protect the sustainable development of turfy swamp.

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Hydro-Geochemical Characteristics of Groundwater Uses for Agricultural & Drinking and Groundwater Quality of Pollution Index in the Western Part of Telangana, South India

10.21203/rs.3.rs-666565/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

ALLAM EDUKONDAL ◽

Laxman Kumar Duvva ◽

Malyala Ramu ◽

GANGULA HARIKRISHNA ◽

Merugu Muralidhar

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Groundwater Quality ◽

Major Ions ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Pollution Index ◽

High Concentration ◽

Study Region ◽

Post Monsoon ◽

Anthropogenic Inputs

Abstract Groundwater is a major valuable asset, which helps to sustain human ecology, particularly in crystalline terrains. Hence, proper quality monitoring of groundwater is a crucial task in understanding its suitability for drinking water and irrigation water practices. For this, fifty groundwater samples were taken and evaluated for physical, chemical characteristics and major ions during in pre and post-monsoon seasons. The results obtained were compared with IS 10500 standard which shows more than 80% of the samples in both seasons were unfit for drinking. The obtained results were checked to know the irrigation suitability. It is found that most of the samples (80%) were fit for agricultural practices in both seasons. The major water facies were CaCl, mixed CaMgCl and NaCl water types in pre and post-monsoon seasons. The spatial distribution diagrams of the major ions were high concentration in Northern areas followed by Western and South-Western portions. As per the groundwater quality of pollution index (GQPI), most of the study region (62 percent) comes under the low contamination zone and the rest (38 percent) under the moderate to unacceptable zone in drinking water specifications. Factor analysis reveals that the study region which predominant of weathering of silicate minerals, ion exchange and anthropogenic inputs of major contamination of groundwater quality.

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Physico-Chemical Assessment of Groundwater Quality of Ahmednagar Industrial Area

Indian Journal Of Applied Research ◽

10.15373/2249555x/apr2014/70 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 228-230

Author(s):

Patil S.S Patil S.S ◽

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Gandhe H.D Gandhe H.D ◽

Ghorade I.B Ghorade I.B

Keyword(s):

Groundwater Quality ◽

Industrial Area ◽

Physico Chemical ◽

Chemical Assessment

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Assessment of ground water quality of lahar block, Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh

International Journal of Advanced Geosciences ◽

10.14419/ijag.v3i2.4949 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 38 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shashi Kant ◽

Y.V. Singh ◽

Lokesh Kumar Jat ◽

R. Meena ◽

S.N. Singh

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Groundwater Quality ◽

Ground Water ◽

Irrigation Water ◽

Water Quality Index ◽

Quality Index ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Irrigation Water Quality ◽

Irrigation Water Quality Index

In sustainable groundwater study, it is necessary to assess the quality of groundwater in terms of irrigation purposes. The present study attempts to assess the groundwater quality through Irrigation Water Quality Index (IWQI) in hard-rock aquifer system and sustainable water use in Lahar block, Bhind of district, Madhya Pradesh, India. The quality of ground water in major part of the study area is generally good. In order to understand the shallow groundwater quality, the water samples were collected from 40 tube wells irrigation water. The primary physical and chemical parameters like potential Hydrogen (pH), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), bicarbonate (HCO3-), carbonate (CO32-), chloride (Cl-), and nitrate (NO3-) were analyzed for (irrigation water quality index ) IWQI. The secondary parameters of irrigation groundwater quality indices such as Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Sodium Soluble Percentage (SSP), Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC), Permeability Index (PI), and Kellies Ratio (KR) were also derived from the primary parameter for irrigation water quality index (IWQI). The IWQI was classified into excellent to unfit condition of groundwater quality based on their Water Quality Index (WQI). The IWQI (82.5%+15.0%) indicate that slightly unsustainable to good quality of ground water. Due to this quality deterioration of shallow aquifer, an immediate attestation requires for sustainable development.

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