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Hydrogeochemical Evolution in the Different Shallow Aquifers of Central Gangetic Plain and Kosi Alluvial Fan and Their Implications for the Distribution of Groundwater Arsenic Read chapter Read first chapter

2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

7. Hydrogeochemistry and Arsenic Distribution in the Gorakhpur District in the Middle Gangetic Plain, India

Authors : Hariom Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Ranjan, Shailesh Yadav, Alok Kumar, AL. Ramanathan

Published in: Safe and Sustainable Use of Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifers in the Gangetic Plain

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Abstract

About one-third of the earth’s land surface is facing challenge of water scarcity in both quantitative and qualitative terms (Postel SL, Last oasis: facing water scarcity, 2nd edn. W.W. Norton, New York, 1997). In the last few decades, the global finding of the presence of elevated concentrations of various toxic solutes from natural and anthropogenic sources has limited the available volume of safe drinking water. Understanding the aquifer hydraulic properties and hydrochemical characteristics of water is crucial for proper planning, management and sustainable utilization of groundwater. Generally, the motion of groundwater along its flow paths below the ground surface increases the concentration of the chemical species; hence the groundwater chemistry could reveal important information on the geological history of the aquifers and the suitability of groundwater for domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes (Kortatsi BK, Aquat Geochem 13(1):41–74, 2007).

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Metadata
Title
Hydrogeochemistry and Arsenic Distribution in the Gorakhpur District in the Middle Gangetic Plain, India
Authors
Hariom Kumar
Rajesh Kumar Ranjan
Shailesh Yadav
Alok Kumar
AL. Ramanathan
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Safe and Sustainable Use of Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifers in the Gangetic Plain

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-16123-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-16124-2

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16124-2_7