scholarly journals Evaluation of Groundwater Quality Using Water Quality Index in Gadilam River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
K Mohammed Rizwan ◽  
V Thirukumaran
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Tamil Nadu

scholarly journals Spatial Evaluation of Groundwater Quality Using GIS and WQI in Gadilam River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 546-561
Author(s):  
K. Mohammed Rizwan ◽  
V. Thirukumaran ◽  
M. Suresh
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Interpolation Method ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Groundwater Samples ◽  
Spatial Interpolation Method

The aims of the current research are to assess the drinking water quality of the groundwater in the Gadilam River Basin, which is located in the northern part of Tamil Nadu, by identifying the groundwater quality index and examine its suitability for drinking. The current work determines the levels of groundwater quality parameters based on 120 groundwater samples; 50 samples from Archaean formation, 34 samples from Quaternary formation, 35 samples from Tertiary formation and the remaining sample from Cretaceous formation. Additionally, this research compares the determined levels with the various standards for drinking. Furthermore, the variability of parameters of the groundwater quality is explored in this paper by using the spatial interpolation method. The conclusion of this research reveals that the groundwater quality parameters such as Calcium (Ca2+), Magnesium (Mg2+), Nitrate (NO32-), Fluoride (F-), Sulphate (SO42-), Bi-carbonate (HCO3-) and Percentage of Hydrogen (pH) values are observed to be within the limiting value for WHO 2017 in all the formations during the seasons in which they were taken. The water quality index (WQI) values of the Archaean, Quaternary and Tertiary formations are found to be less than 100 meq/L in all stations in both seasons. In order of WQI, these stations come under the category of “Excellent” and “Good”. The Piper trilinear classification of groundwater samples fall in the field of mixed Ca-Mg-Cl, and No dominance, some of the samples represent Na-K, Cl types of water.

An assessment of groundwater quality using water quality index in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
INanda Balan ◽  
PD Madan Kumar ◽  
M Shivakumar
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Tamil Nadu

Spatial assessment of groundwater quality using water quality index and hydrochemical indices in the Kodavanar sub-basin, Tamil Nadu, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 627-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kalaivanan ◽  
B. Gurugnanam ◽  
Hamid Reza Pourghasemi ◽  
M. Suresh ◽  
S. Kumaravel
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Spatial Assessment
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