Hydrochemical characteristics and the impact of anthropogenic activity on groundwater quality in suburban area of Urmia city, Iran

Chitsazan, Manouchehr; Aghazadeh, N.; Mirzaee, Y.; Golestan, Y.

doi:10.1007/s10668-017-0039-1

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“…Various techniques that are commonly used to assess the groundwater quality are Water Quality Index (WQI), Piper diagram, Gibbs plot for drinking purpose and Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR), Wilcox diagram, US Salinity Laboratory (USSL) diagram, kelly ratio, permeability index, percentage sodium, magnesium hazards for irrigation purpose (Chitsazan et al, 2019, He et al, 2019, Adimalla et al, 2019b. In addition to the above, multivariate statistical techniques such as principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis methods are also used to evaluate the water quality by categorizing the similarity of chemical compounds and degree of contamination in water (Rotiroti et al, 2019, Merz et al, 2019, Masoud et al, 2018, Ferchichi et al, 2018, Ibrahim et al, 2019, Shankar et al,2011d The significant objective of the current study is to measure the chemical characteristics of groundwater in Yercadu Taluk, Salem, India to predict its suitability for drinking and agricultural purposes.…”

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Non-Carcinogenic Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Southern Part of Salem District in Tamilnadu, India

Balamurugan¹,

Kumar²,

Shankar

et al. 2020

J. Chil. Chem. Soc.

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The main objective of this study was to evaluate the groundwater quality for domestic, agriculture use and to describe fluoride contamination in groundwater and their impacts on human health. 67 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for major ions. Water Quality Index (WQI), Piper diagram and Gibbs diagrams were calculated to measure the suitability of groundwater for drinking purpose. The hazards index value was calculated to estimate the noncarcinogenic risk to adult (male, female) and children suggested by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The irrigation indices were calculated to evaluate the quality of water for irrigation purpose. Statistical methods such as principal component and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to analyses the interrelationship of data. Hydrochemistry of the samples shows, the major ions in the order of Ca 2+ >Mg 2+ >Na + and Cl->SO4in the study area. WQI value of groundwater, 74.62% of sample locations are good and 25.38 % of sample locations need primary treatment for drinking purpose. The results of the hazards index show that 65.67% of the sample locations exceeds the tolerable limit for non-carcinogenic risk (greater than one) for children higher than the risk level for Male and female. Statistical report of PCA and HCA reveals that Ca-Na-HCO3-F has positive loading and TDS-EC has negative loading. The study results show that rock-water interaction and anthropogenic activities are the major factors that influence the quality of groundwater. The continuous intake of excess concentration fluoride causes bone diseases and teeth problems.

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Non-Carcinogenic Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Southern Part of Salem District in Tamilnadu, India

Balamurugan¹,

Kumar²,

Shankar

et al. 2020

J. Chil. Chem. Soc.

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“…Nigeria is the fastest growing country in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in terms of the human population (Akombi et al 2019;Young 2019). Improved water supply which is one of the essentials for a healthy living has been constrained by uncontrolled anthropogenic activities (Vijay et al 2011;Qin et al 2013;Chen et al 2016;Chitsazan et al 2019) and by lesser extent natural conditions (Izah et al 2016;Makinde et al 2017;Zadawa and Omran 2018). Characterization of groundwater in Nigeria, is further constrained by lack of data, especially from Basement Complex areas of northern Nigeria (Akinluyi et al 2018;Olubusola et al 2018;Oyedele and Olayinka 2019;Tajudeen et al 2019), owing to difficulties associated with groundwater exploration and accessibility (Betzler et al 2017;Muhammad and Saad 2018;Oyeyemi and Aizebeokhai 2018;Ahmed and Mansor 2018).…”

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Hydrochemical characterization of shallow and deep groundwater in Basement Complex areas of southern Kebbi State, Sokoto Basin, Nigeria

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Groundwater under Basement Complex areas of southern Kebbi has been characterized in order to determine its suitability for drinking and irrigation use. Water samples were drawn from shallow groundwater (hand-dug shallow wells < 5 m) and deep groundwater (boreholes > 40 m). Physical parameters (i.e., temperature, TDS, pH, and EC), were determined in situ, using handheld meters. Discrete water samples were obtained for determination of chemical parameters. Results from severalsample ANOVA (Kruskal-Wallis test) suggested that heterogeneity in water table appeared to exert significant influence on groundwater chemistry which is characterized by a significant difference in pH, EC TH, Na + , Zn 2+ , Mg 2+ , PO 4 3− , Cl − , HCO 3 − , SO 4 2− , and NO 3 − concentrations. Also, ions including Fe 3+ , Zn 2+ , Mg 2+ , Na + , PO 4 3− , and SO 4 2− are above World Health Organization (2011) and National Standard for Drinking Water Quality (2007) reference guidelines. Most of the groundwater sources are moderately hard. Groundwater classification based on chloride, EC, and TDS revealed water of excellent quality for all types of uses. However, groundwater classification based on nitrate pollution revealed water of poor quality. Rock mineral is the major mechanism controlling water chemistry, as revealed by the Gibbs model. Most of the water sources have positive Scholler index, indicative of overall base exchange reactions in the underlying aquifers. Such condition was well explained by Piper trilinear diagram, which revealed two types of faces: Ca-Mg-HCO 3 and Ca-Mg-SO 4-Cl. The HCA categorized wells into three groups according to their hydrogeochemical physiognomies. Despite the significant difference in ions concentration and chemical indices, groundwater composition is more influenced by rock weathering than anthropogenic inputs. Groundwater evaluation for irrigation use indicates a significant difference in SAR level which is related to poor permeability index in shallow groundwater. Higher values of Kelly's index and magnesium adsorption ratio threatened groundwater suitability for irrigation use in the study area.

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“…The WQI index was selected in the current study to evaluate the drinking water quality of the groundwater samples according to standards of the World Health Organization (WHO, 2004). Firstly, weights (wi) were assigned to ten selected parameters in the relative importance of pH > TDS > Ca Table 1) [14,15]. The WQI was then calculated according to Equations (1)- (4).…”

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Quality Assessments of Shallow Groundwaters for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes: Insights from a Case Study (Jinta Basin, Heihe Drainage Area, Northwest China)

Feng

Sun

et al. 2020

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This study aimed to determine the hydrochemical characteristics and hydrogeochemical processes of shallow groundwater in the Jinta Basin, northwest China, and to evaluate the suitability of groundwater quality for drinking water and agricultural irrigation. A systematic hydrogeological survey was conducted in the study area from May 2017 to October 2018, during which 123 representative samples of groundwater were selected for analysis of chemical parameters and determination of the water quality index. The results showed that the pH of groundwater in the study area was weakly alkaline and ranged between 7.21–8.93. Dominant cations were Mg2+ and Na+ and the dominant anion was SO42−. Along the groundwater flow from the southwest to northeast, the dominant groundwater chemistry type in the recharge area was Mg-HCO3·SO4. After the transition of the groundwater types in the runoff area to Mg-SO4·HCO3 and Mg·Na-SO4, the groundwater type in the discharge area evolved into Na·Mg-SO4·Cl. The major factors driving the evolution of groundwater chemical types in the Jinta Basin were found to be rock weathering, evaporation and precipitation. The chemical components of groundwater mainly originated from the dissolution of silicate rock and evaporative concentration of salt under water-rock interaction, whereas the dissolution of carbonate had little influence. The quality of drinking water was divided into five groups, and 39.84% of samples fell within the high and good quality groups. The quality of agricultural irrigation water was divided into different grades according to different methods.

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Hydrochemical characteristics and the impact of anthropogenic activity on groundwater quality in suburban area of Urmia city, Iran

Cited by 58 publications

References 36 publications

Non-Carcinogenic Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Southern Part of Salem District in Tamilnadu, India

Non-Carcinogenic Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Southern Part of Salem District in Tamilnadu, India

Hydrochemical characterization of shallow and deep groundwater in Basement Complex areas of southern Kebbi State, Sokoto Basin, Nigeria

Quality Assessments of Shallow Groundwaters for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes: Insights from a Case Study (Jinta Basin, Heihe Drainage Area, Northwest China)

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