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Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences 1/2012

01.05.2012 | Original Article

Hydrochemical investigation and quality assessment of ground water in rural areas of Delhi, India

verfasst von: Masood Alam, Sumbul Rais, Mohd Aslam

Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Ausgabe 1/2012

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Abstract

The suitability of groundwater quality for drinking and agricultural purposes was assessed in the rural areas of Delhi based on the various water quality parameters. A total of 50 ground water samples were collected randomly from different sources viz. hand pump, tube well, boring and analyzed for major ion chemistry to understand the operating mechanism of geochemical processes for ground water quality. The quality analysis is performed through the estimation of pH, EC, TDS, total hardness, total alkalinity, Na, K, Cl, NO3, SO4, DO, BOD, Cu, Cr, Cd, Ni, Zn and Pb. Hydrochemical facies were identified using Piper, Durov and Chadha diagram. Chemical data were also used for mathematical calculations (SAR, %Na, RSC, PI, KI, and chloroalkaline indices) for better understanding the suitability of ground water for irrigation purposes. The results of saturation index shows that all the water samples were supersaturated to undersaturated with respect to carbonate minerals and undersaturated with respect to sulphate and chloride minerals. According to USSL diagram, most of the samples fall in the field of C3S1, indicating medium salinity and low sodium water which can be used for almost all types of soil with little danger of exchangeable sodium. Assessment of water samples from various methods indicated that majority of the ground water in the study area is chemically suitable for drinking and agricultural uses.

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Metadaten
Titel
Hydrochemical investigation and quality assessment of ground water in rural areas of Delhi, India
verfasst von
Masood Alam
Sumbul Rais
Mohd Aslam
Publikationsdatum
01.05.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Environmental Earth Sciences / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Elektronische ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-1210-x

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