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Assessment of groundwater contamination from a hazardous dump site in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India

Authors: G. Tamma Rao, V. V. S. Gurunadha Rao, K. Ranganathan, L. Surinaidu, J. Mahesh, G. Ramesh

Published in: Hydrogeology Journal | Issue 8/2011

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Tanneries located in an industrial development area of Ranipet (India) manufactured chromate chemicals during 1976–1996. A large quantity of associated hazardous solid wastes has been stacked about 5-m high above ground level, spread over 3.5 ha inside one of the factory premises. The study area receives an average annual rainfall of 1,100 mm. The granitic formation in the northern part of Palar River catchment has high infiltration rates and has resulted in fast migration of the contamination to the water table. Chromium levels in the groundwater were found up to 275 mg/l. The available hydrogeological, geophysical and groundwater quality data bases have been used to construct a groundwater flow and mass transport model for assessing the groundwater contamination and it has been calibrated for the next 30 years. The migration has been found to be very slow, with a groundwater velocity of 10 m/year. This is the first field-scale study of its kind in this industrial area. The findings are of relevance to addressing the groundwater pollution due to indiscriminate disposal practices of hazardous waste in areas located on the phreatic aquifer. Further, it has been reported that the untreated effluent discharge adjacent to the chromium dump site is most influential in the migration of contaminants.

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Title: Assessment of groundwater contamination from a hazardous dump site in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: G. Tamma Rao
V. V. S. Gurunadha Rao
K. Ranganathan
L. Surinaidu
J. Mahesh
G. Ramesh
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Hydrogeology Journal / Issue 8/2011
Print ISSN: 1431-2174
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0157
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0771-9

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