Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS framework
Abstract Groundwater is an important source for drinking water supply in hard rock terrain of Bundelkhand massif particularly in District Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India. An attempt has been made in this work to understand the suitability of groundwater for human consumption. The parameters like pH, el...
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| description | Abstract Groundwater is an important source for drinking water supply in hard rock terrain of Bundelkhand massif particularly in District Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India. An attempt has been made in this work to understand the suitability of groundwater for human consumption. The parameters like pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, alkalinity, total hardness, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, bicarbonate, sulfate, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, copper, manganese, silver, zinc, iron and nickel were analysed to estimate the groundwater quality. The water quality index (WQI) has been applied to categorize the water quality viz: excellent, good, poor, etc. which is quite useful to infer the quality of water to the people and policy makers in the concerned area. The WQI in the study area ranges from 4.75 to 115.93. The overall WQI in the study area indicates that the groundwater is safe and potable except few localized pockets in Charkhari and Jaitpur Blocks. The Hill-Piper Trilinear diagram reveals that the groundwater of the study area falls under Na+-Cl−, mixed Ca2+-Mg2+-Cl− and Ca2+- $${\text{HCO}}_{3}^{ - }$$ HCO 3 - types. The granite-gneiss contains orthoclase feldspar and biotite minerals which after weathering yields bicarbonate and chloride rich groundwater. The correlation matrix has been created and analysed to observe their significant impetus on the assessment of groundwater quality. The current study suggests that the groundwater of the area under deteriorated water quality needs treatment before consumption and also to be protected from the perils of geogenic/anthropogenic contamination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de5beba35add4ad791ab64ef51b007252022-12-21T23:02:17ZengSpringerOpenApplied Water Science2190-54872190-54952021-02-0111212010.1007/s13201-021-01376-7Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS frameworkArjun Ram0S. K. Tiwari1H. K. Pandey2Abhishek Kumar Chaurasia3Supriya Singh4Y. V. Singh5Department of Geology, Institute of Science, CAS, Banaras Hindu UniversityUGC-HRDC, Banaras Hindu UniversityDepartment of Civil Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology AllahabadDepartment of Geology, Institute of Science, CAS, Banaras Hindu UniversityCentral Groundwater BoardDepartment of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Banaras Hindu UniversityAbstract Groundwater is an important source for drinking water supply in hard rock terrain of Bundelkhand massif particularly in District Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India. An attempt has been made in this work to understand the suitability of groundwater for human consumption. The parameters like pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, alkalinity, total hardness, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, bicarbonate, sulfate, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, copper, manganese, silver, zinc, iron and nickel were analysed to estimate the groundwater quality. The water quality index (WQI) has been applied to categorize the water quality viz: excellent, good, poor, etc. which is quite useful to infer the quality of water to the people and policy makers in the concerned area. The WQI in the study area ranges from 4.75 to 115.93. The overall WQI in the study area indicates that the groundwater is safe and potable except few localized pockets in Charkhari and Jaitpur Blocks. The Hill-Piper Trilinear diagram reveals that the groundwater of the study area falls under Na+-Cl−, mixed Ca2+-Mg2+-Cl− and Ca2+- $${\text{HCO}}_{3}^{ - }$$ HCO 3 - types. The granite-gneiss contains orthoclase feldspar and biotite minerals which after weathering yields bicarbonate and chloride rich groundwater. The correlation matrix has been created and analysed to observe their significant impetus on the assessment of groundwater quality. The current study suggests that the groundwater of the area under deteriorated water quality needs treatment before consumption and also to be protected from the perils of geogenic/anthropogenic contamination.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-021-01376-7GroundwaterHydrochemistryWQIGISPiper diagramBundelkhand massif |
| spellingShingle | Arjun Ram S. K. Tiwari H. K. Pandey Abhishek Kumar Chaurasia Supriya Singh Y. V. Singh Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS framework Applied Water Science Groundwater Hydrochemistry WQI GIS Piper diagram Bundelkhand massif |
| title | Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS framework |
| title_full | Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS framework |
| title_fullStr | Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS framework |
| title_short | Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS framework |
| title_sort | groundwater quality assessment using water quality index wqi under gis framework |
| topic | Groundwater Hydrochemistry WQI GIS Piper diagram Bundelkhand massif |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-021-01376-7 |
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