Evaluation of hydrogeological factors and their relationship with seasonal water table fluctuation in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India

Chandra, Subhash; Singh, Prasoon Kumar; Tiwari, Ashwani Kumar; Panigrahy, Binay Prakash; Kumar, Arvind

doi:10.1080/09715010.2014.1002542

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“…Further, it is possible to understand the change in quality due to water-rock interaction (weathering) or any type of anthropogenic influences (Todd 1980). In the last few decades, due to rapid industrialization and increase in human population, there has been a tremendous pressure on the demand of fresh water Chandra et al 2014). Water pollution not only affects water quality but also threats human health, economic development and social prosperity (Milovanovic 2007).…”

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Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of surface water quality of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India

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The hydrogeochemical study of surface water in Pratapgarh district has been carried out to assess the major ion chemistry and water quality for drinking and domestic purposes. For this purpose, twenty-five surface water samples were collected from river, ponds and canals and analysed for pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), turbidity, hardness, major cations (Ca 2? , Mg 2? , Na ? and K ? ), major anions (HCO 3 -, F -, Cl -, NO 3 -, SO 4 2-) and dissolved silica concentration. The analytical results show mildly acidic to alkaline nature of surface water resources of Pratapgarh district. HCO 3 -and Cl -are the dominant anions, while cation chemistry is dominated by Na ? and Ca 2? . The statistical analysis and data plotted on the Piper diagram reveals that the surface water chemistry is mainly controlled by rock weathering with secondary contributions from agriculture and anthropogenic sources. Ca 2? -Mg 2? -HCO 3 -, Ca 2? -Mg 2? -Cland Na ? -HCO 3 --Cl -are the dominant hydrogeochemical facies in the surface water of the area. For quality assessment, values of analysed parameters were compared with Indian and WHO water quality standards, which shows that the concentrations of TDS, F -, NO 3 -, Na ? , Mg 2? and total hardness are exceeding the desirable limits in some water samples. Water Quality Index (WQI) is one of the most effective tools to communicate information on the quality of any water body. The computed WQI values of Pratapgarh district surface water range from 28 to 198 with an average value of 82, and more than half of the study area is under excellent to good category.

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Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of surface water quality of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India

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“…Ключові слова: концентрація; гідроекосистема; полютанти; антропогенне навантаження Вступ Природні річкові води -динамічна система, що містить складний комплекс компонентів. Основними джерелами їх привнесення у водні екосистеми та залучення у міграційні потоки вважають природні, кліматичні та біотичні процеси (Aliokhina et al, 2008;Logeshkumaran et al, 2014;Chandra et al, 2015). Важливу роль відіграє також людська діяльність, яка спричинює швидке надходження у поверхневі води полютантів, зокрема, важких металів (ВМ) (Lim et al, 2012).…”

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Seasonal variations in the level of heavy metals in the water of minor rivers

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This article analyses the level of heavy metals (Zn, Mn, Fe, Pb, Co, Ni, Cd) and characteristics of their transportation through the water of minor rivers in Rivne region, Ukraine. The levels of Zn, Cu, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co in the waters of these fisheries exceeded the maximum permissible concentration limit in different months. We found that the concentration of Pb and Cd did not exceed the permissible concentration limit in the waters of the fisheries during the year of research, while the level of other metals exceeded the permissible levels by 1.1 to 151.0 times. This research confirms that the surface waters of Rivne region are characterized by high concentrations of iron, manganese, zinc, and nickel. The level of iron exceeded the maximum permissible concentration limit by 1.1 to 5.0 times, the level of zinc by 1.5 to 15.0 times, that of manganese by1.3 to 6.7 times and the nickel level by 1.3 to 151.0 times in the fishery waters. In principle, the increase in the level of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co) is connected with the lithological composition of reservoirs in the water-collecting areas of the investigated rivers, and besides with the significant influence of the anthropogenic load (fuel combustion, aqueous wastes of factory units, agricultural effluent, etc.), and with the increase in aquatic vegetation, pH balance, temperature change and so on. The appearance of iron-manganese compounds can be explained by natural causes such as reformation of the source minerals into secondary minerals in the conditions of pH level recession in water, which causes the release of these molecular entities; leaching of iron from the iron-manganese septarian nodules, a substantial amount of which is contained in the illuvial horizon. The increase in the level of zinc and nickel in the river water is connected with the leaching of these elements from subsurface rocks, soil and forest leaf litter. Atmospheric condensation is a significant source of the presence of nickel in the surface water. For the investigated rivers, the most significant factors in the water's chemical composition are physiographic (foremost, the character of the soil cover, intensivity of erosion, extent of forest and swamp cover) and anthropogenous impact. In the rivers of Rivne region high concentrations of heavy metals are the consequence of the long-term aggradation of abiotic and biotic substances of the water ecosystem. There is a tendency for a reduction in the concentration of most metals in the abiotic substances of the water reservoir during the vegetative season and an increase after the end of this season. This research shows that the high level of contamination of the water of Rivne region's minor rivers by the investigated heavy metal components is caused primarily by anthropogenic factors.

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“…In the hard rock terrain, the availability of groundwater is confined to fracture and weathered zones. The recharge of aquifers depends on the weathered zone thickness and availability of secondary porosity and the fluctuation of groundwater level is the outcome of recharge and discharge (Chandra et al 2015). In general, the occurrence and movement of groundwater, especially in fractured bedrock aquifers, in a given area is governed by factors such as topography, lithology, geological structures, fracture density, aperture and connectivity, secondary porosity, groundwater table distribution, groundwater recharge, slope, drainage pattern, landforms, land use and land cover, climatic conditions, and the interrelationships among these factors (Greenbaum 1992;Mukherjee 1996;Roy 1996).…”

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Assessment of groundwater level fluctuation by using remote sensing and GIS in West Bokaro coalfield, Jharkhand, India

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West Bokaro coalfield is mostly affected by active mining industries and faces acute shortage of portable surface water and thus, people are very much dependent on groundwater. The objective of this paper is to assess the parameters which have significant impact on groundwater level fluctuation in West Bokaro coalfield by using remote sensing, GIS, and field-based water level data for two seasons. The objective is achieved by preparation of thematic maps of parameters which have significant impact on groundwater level fluctuation viz. geology, drainage map, soil map, slope map, and elevation map using digital elevation model and Survey of India Toposheet in GIS and analyzed with respect to field-collected groundwater level data to determine the overall water level situation of the study area. Based on results and discussion, it has been found that northwest, southwest, and central region of the study area show higher water level fluctuation (WLF) whereas northeast and southeast region have shown lower WLF. Thus, the study have shown that there is definite relationship of WLF with above-mentioned parameters which are physically related to slope and elevation, lithologically related to geology, texturally related to soil, and hydrologeologically related to drainage pattern.

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Evaluation of hydrogeological factors and their relationship with seasonal water table fluctuation in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India

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Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of surface water quality of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of surface water quality of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Seasonal variations in the level of heavy metals in the water of minor rivers

Assessment of groundwater level fluctuation by using remote sensing and GIS in West Bokaro coalfield, Jharkhand, India

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