scholarly journals Assessment of Water Quality Using Modified Water Quality Index and Geographical Information System in Madathukulam Taluk, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 1210-1220
Author(s):  
R. Chitradevi ◽  
M. Jeyaraj ◽  
Vikas D. Ghadamode ◽  
K. Poonkodi ◽  
Rani Venkadasamy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Quality Of Water

The present investigation is an extensive study of surface and ground water quality of Madathukulam taluk, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India, to estimate the quality of water using Modified Water Quality Index (MWQI) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technique. In this study 35 water samples from Open well, Bore well, River, Lake and Pond were analysed for the physicochemical parameters like pH, temperature, total phosphate, total nitrate, turbidity, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, faecal coliform, electrical conductivity, total hardness, chloride, fluoride, sodium and potassium. The resulting values were computed to investigate the quality of water using geographic information system and water quality index and compared with the standard drinking water guidelines proposed by the WHO (2017) and BIS (2012) for drinking and agricultural purpose. Inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation technique was used for preparing the spatial distribution maps for each physiochemical parameter. The analytical result signifies that 40% of the study areas are slightly acidic. GIS based water quality index shows that 63% of the area has recorded with good quality water, while the remaining 37% are of medium quality of water. The MWQI proved to be a useful method to classify the water similar to NSF-WQI in Madathukulam Taluk.

scholarly journals Ground and surface water quality assessment of Palladam Taluk using Geographical Information System and Modified National Sanitation Foundation -Water Quality Index

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 954-961
Author(s):  
R. Chitradevi ◽  
P. N. Magudeswaran ◽  
Vikas D. Ghadamode ◽  
K. Poonkodi ◽  
V. Anitha
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Information System ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Ground Water Quality ◽  
Medium Quality

In this work, the assessment of surface and ground water quality of Palladam Taluk, Tiruppur, district, Tamil Nadu, India were carried out using Geographical Information System (GIS) and Modified National Sanitation Foundation -Water Quality Index (MNSF-WQI). Four samples from surface and twenty seven samples from ground water sources were taken from Palladam Taluk, Tiruppur District. In the current study, the surface and ground water samples were analysed for temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), electrical conductivity (EC), biological oxygen demand (BOD), turbidity, total dissolved solids (TDS), total hardness (TH), faecal coliforms (FC), total phosphate (TP), total nitrate (TN), chlorides (Cl-), sodium (Na+) and fluoride (F-) ions to investigate the suitability of surface and ground water for drinking and agricultural purposes through Geographic information system (GIS) and modified national sanitation foundation water quality index (MNSF-WQI) technique. The concentrations of TH, TDS, Cl- and Na+ were observed to be above the desirable limit of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). whereas F-, BOD, DO, EC, TP, TN, FC and temperature were within the acceptable limits. The GIS-based WQI map analysis indicated that 45% of the study area having good water quality index and the remaining area showed medium quality water. Dyeing and textile industries in the study area are responsible for deteriorating the quality to medium quality of water which was not appropriate for direct utilization and needed prior treatment. There is no detailed report on assessment of the surface and ground water quality of Palladam Taluk in Tamil Nadu using GIS and MNSF-WQI techniques.

scholarly journals Water Quality Zoning Based on Water Quality Index and Wilcox Index Using Geographic Information System

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghodratola Khoramabadi Shams ◽  
Abdolrahim Yusefzadeh ◽  
Hatam Godini ◽  
Edris Hoseinzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Khoshgoftar
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Geographic Information

scholarly journals Assessment of Groundwater Quality Using Water Quality Index and Geographic Information System in Kumbotso Local Government Area, Kano State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 569-581
Author(s):  
A.A. Saidu ◽  
S. Danazumi ◽  
S.M. Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Total Hardness ◽  
Arid Environments

Water managers are faced with issues of groundwater resources management in dry land environments characterized by increasing population growth and prolonged dry period. Pollution of such resources has become a problem of notable importance in many arid and semi-arid environments of the developing countries. Unplanned urbanization; industrialization coupled with an increase in agricultural expansion has adversely affected groundwater quality. This study provides an overview of the status of groundwater quality in Kumbotso L.G.A using Water Quality Index. Physico-chemical parameters of pH, total dissolved solids, total hardness, magnesium, chloride, nitrate, calcium, and sulphate were measured from 12 groundwater samples. The results of the analysis were compared to the WHO standards to ascertain conformity with the guidelines. The Geographic Information System (GIS) was employed for mapping the distribution of various quality parameters as well as the overall groundwater quality condition. The overall map produced shows that 53.42km2 of the study area representing 33.81% were of excellent quality while 104.58km2 representing 66.19% of the area was found to be of good quality. Thus, a GIS based map developed can be a useful practical tool by water managers, policymakers and concerned communities in taking strategic decisions towards effective management of groundwater in the study area.

scholarly journals Geospatial Distributions of Groundwater Quality in Gedaref State Using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Drinking Water Quality Index (DWQI)

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basheer A. Elubid ◽  
Tao Huang ◽  
Ekhlas H. Ahmed ◽  
Jianfei Zhao ◽  
Khalid. M. Elhag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Information System ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Drinking Water Quality

The observation of groundwater quality elements is essential for understanding the classification and distribution of drinking water. Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing (RS), are intensive tools for the performance and analysis of spatial datum associated with groundwater sources control. In this study, groundwater quality parameters were observed in three different aquifers including: sandstone, alluvium and basalt. These aquifers are the primary source of national drinking water and partly for agricultural activity in El Faw, El Raha (Fw-Rh), El Qalabat and El Quresha (Qa-Qu) localities in the southern part of Gedaref State in eastern Sudan. The aquifers have been overworked intensively as the main source of indigenous water supply in the study area. The interpolation methods were used to demonstrate the facies pattern and Drinking Water Quality Index (DWQI) of the groundwater in the research area. The GIS interpolation tool was used to obtain the spatial distribution of groundwater quality parameters and DWQI in the area. Forty samples were assembled and investigated for the analysis of major cations and anions. The groundwater in this research is controlled by sodium and bicarbonate ions that defined the composition of the water type to be Na HCO3. However, from the plots of piper diagram; the samples result revealed (40%) Na-Mg-HCO3 and (35%) Na-HCO3 water types. The outcome of the analysis reveals that several groundwater samples have been found to be suitable for drinking purposes in Fa-Rh and Qa-Qu areas.

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