Assessment of groundwater quality status by using water quality index (WQI) and geographic information system (GIS) approaches: a case study of the Bokaro district, India

Assessment of groundwater quality status by using water quality index (WQI) and geographic information system (GIS) approaches: a case study of the Bokaro district, India

Abstract One hundred two groundwater samples were collected from the Bokaro district of Jharkhand state, India, during the pre-and post-monsoon seasons of the year 2014–2015. In the present study, groundwater samples were analysed for pH, TDS, TH, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, Cl−, SO4 2−, HCO3 −, F− and NO3...

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Main Authors: Poornima Verma, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Ritu Ranjan Sinha, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:Applied Water Science
Subjects:
Major ion chemistry
Water quality index
Groundwater quality
GIS
Bokaro district
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-019-1088-4

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