Hydrogeochemical investigation and qualitative assessment of groundwater resources in Bokaro district, Jharkhand, India

Singh, Prasoon Kumar; Verma, Poornima; Tiwari, Ashwnai Kumar

doi:10.1007/s12517-018-3831-9

Cited by 10 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 31 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Bokaro industrial area presents a suitable site to explore industrial as well as mining activity on the geochemistry of surface and ground water (Singh et al., 2018). Previous studies conducted by Tiwari et al.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Hydrochemical investigation of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigational purposes from industrial belt of Jharkhand, India

Yadav,

Singh,

Chaturvedi

et al. 2023

Environmental Quality Mgmt

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Groundwater (GW) is a key water resource for domestic and agricultural activities. Industrial activities often affect GW chemistry. Therefore, assessment of GW quality for drinking and irrigation purposes is required to be assessed to ensure its suitability in and around industrial setups. Present study was planned to investigate the GW suitability for domestic and irrigation purposes around Bokaro Industrial Area, Jharkhand, India. Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR), Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC), Permeability Index (PI), and percentage sodium (% Na) were evaluated for irrigation purposes, while pH, total hardness (TH), and electrical conductivity (EC), Total dissolve solid (TDS), F−, SO42−, HCO3−, Cl−, NO3−, Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ for domestic usage. Results showed wide variation in the physicochemical characteristics as major cations were found in the order: Ca2+ > Mg2+ > Na+ > K+, while major anions were in the order of HCO3−> Cl−> SO42−> NO3−> F−. The range of pH 6.15–7.73 and EC was 230–1676 μS cm−1, while TH, Cl−, HCO3−, SO4−, NO3‐, F−, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, and K+ was varied from 66–743, 3.3–289.9, 61–392, 5.5–148.5, 1.2–61.4, 0.66–4.38, 14.5–170.3, 4.9–80.2, 12.3–102.7, and 0.37–5.7 mg/L, respectively. It was found that GW quality at most of the sites was suitable for irrigation and domestic purpose except at few locations. Further, results revealed that industrial activity has noticeable impact on the groundwater quality but, the overall suitability indicates a potential recharge system for the aquifers in the area which maintains the GW chemistry. Albeit alarming values of some of the GW parameters, namely, pH, total hardness, F−, HCO3−, Cl−, NO3−, Na+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ at some locations require attention to design and execute effective water management plans to avoid possible irrigation and human health risks in future.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Bokaro industrial area presents a suitable site to explore industrial as well as mining activity on the geochemistry of surface and ground water (Singh et al, 2018). Previous studies conducted by Tiwari et al (2016) in the western and Mahato et al (2016) eastern coal fields in Bokaro area revealed degraded quality of GW.…”

Section: Permeability Index (Pi)mentioning

confidence: 98%

Hydrochemical investigation of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigational purposes from industrial belt of Jharkhand, India

Yadav,

Singh,

Chaturvedi

et al. 2023

Environmental Quality Mgmt

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Evaluation of groundwater quality and human health risks from fluoride and nitrate in semi-arid region of northern India

Singh

Rishi

Herojeet³

et al. 2019

Environ Geochem Health

105

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Spatial variation in groundwater quality and health risk assessment for fluoride and nitrate in Chhotanagpur Plateau, India

Sinha

Chand

Kumar

2023

Environ Monit Assess

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The evaluation of groundwater quality is extremely important to assess the risk to human health. This study deals with the spatial variation in physico-chemical parameters of groundwater for drinking purposes and human health risk assessment concerning uoride and nitrate. GIS techniques have been used to determine and delimit zones of pollution. Samples were collected in the post-monsoon season (November 2020) and analyzed for physico-chemical parameters such as pH, TDS, conductivity, cations, and anions. For drinking water quality assessment, analyzed parameters were compared with WHO standards, and Water Quality Index (WQI) was used. Results reveal that the majority of the samples come within the desired limit suggested by WHO. However, in a few samples, EC, TDS, TH, chloride, sulphate, and calcium are higher than the desirable limit, whereas uoride and nitrate are beyond the maximum permissible limit in some of the samples. To assess health risk, the Hazard quotient (HQ) and total hazard index (THI) were computed. The results indicate that the total non-carcinogenic risk for children, male and female ranges from 0.01 to 7.46 for males, 0.009 to 7.055, and 0.01 to 7.34 for children respectively. Furthermore, 84%, 78%, and 82% of the samples are greater than the recommended limit of THI > 1 for males, females, and children respectively, suggesting detrimental impacts on the health of the residents. Knowledge of spatial variation and anomalous concentration is vital for groundwater management as well as health risk assessment. The ndings of this study will be helpful to government o cials, policy planners, NGOs, and local communities.

show abstract

Hydrogeochemical investigation and qualitative assessment of groundwater resources in Bokaro district, Jharkhand, India

Cited by 10 publications

References 31 publications

Hydrochemical investigation of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigational purposes from industrial belt of Jharkhand, India

Hydrochemical investigation of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigational purposes from industrial belt of Jharkhand, India

Evaluation of groundwater quality and human health risks from fluoride and nitrate in semi-arid region of northern India

Spatial variation in groundwater quality and health risk assessment for fluoride and nitrate in Chhotanagpur Plateau, India

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About