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Surface and groundwater quality characterization of Deoria District, Ganga Plain, India

verfasst von: Vikram Bhardwaj, Dhruv Sen Singh

Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Ausgabe 2/2011

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A water quality investigation was carried out in the Deoria district, Ganga plain, to assess the suitability of surface and groundwaters for domestic, agricultural, and industrial purposes. As much as 50 representative samples from river and groundwater were collected from various stations to monitor the water chemistry of various ions, comprising Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, HCO₃ ⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, NO₃ ⁻, Cl⁻, F⁻, and trace metals, such as Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Cd, and Pb. The results showed that electrical conductance (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), HCO₃ ⁻, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, and total hardness (TH) are above the maximum desirable limit, and apart from Fe and Mn all other trace metals are within the maximum permissible limit for drinking water. The calculated values for sodium absorption ratio (SAR), salinity, residual sodium carbonate (RSC), and permeability index (PI) indicate well to permissible use of water for irrigation. High values of Na%, RSC, and Mg-hazard (MH) at some stations restrict its use for agricultural purpose. Anthropogenic activities affect the spatial variation of water quality. Economic and social developments of the study area is closely associated with the characteristics of the hydrological network.

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Titel: Surface and groundwater quality characterization of Deoria District, Ganga Plain, India
verfasst von: Vikram Bhardwaj
Dhruv Sen Singh
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2011
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Ausgabe 2/2011
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Elektronische ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0709-x

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