Groundwater Quality Assessment through Hydrogeochemical Analysis: Implications for Drinking Water and Pollution

• Autorzy: Rajendran Gopinath , Rooby Jessy , Govindan Venkatesan

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12912/27197050/161966

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The quality of groundwater and its geochemical features as a source of drinking water are under investigation in the current research. The physical characteristics, cation, and anion chemistry of 201 samples of groundwater were determined. The investigation was conducted in the Southern Indian province of Tamil Nadu, specifically, the Karur District, which is situated between 10°30′ – 11°00′ North latitude and 77°45′ – 78°30′ East longitude, and covers an area of approximately 2900.63 km². Safe drinking water standards established by the WHO were used for comparison. The majority of samples on the Gibbs plot are inside the rock dominance zone, showing that the chemical of the rock interacts with the groundwater to affect the chemistry of the groundwater. The study region’s Piper plots reveal that most of the samples contain CaCl or CaMgCl. The WQI results for almost all samples were either "excellent" or "good", suggesting they are suitable for human consumption.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

groundwater; hydrogeochemistry; Karur district; water quality index

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, iss. 4
• Strony: 104--115
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 37 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Rajendran Gopinath

• Department of Civil Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai, India

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1820-7088

autor

Rooby Jessy

• Department of Civil Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai, India

autor

Govindan Venkatesan

• Department of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering, BIT Campus, Anna University, Trichy, India

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).