Investigation of Geochemical Characterization and Groundwater Quality with Special Emphasis on Health Risk Assessment in Alluvial Aquifers, South Africa

Mthembu, Philisiwe P.; Elumalai, Vetrimurugan; Senthilkumar, M.; Wu, Jianhua

doi:10.1007/s13762-021-03129-0

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“…Water Quality Index (WQI) provides an explicit picture about the suitability of water for different purposes such as drinking, agricultural and industrial use. The quality of groundwater for drinking and agricultural purposes can be identified using Water Quality Index (Jasmin and Mallikarjuna, 2014;Douglas Kwasi Boah et al, 2015;Ghulam Shabir Solangi et al, 2019;Mthembu et al, 2021).…”

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“…India is dependent on surface and groundwater resources for most of the activities. Due to the boon in industrial, urban and agricultural sectors, most of the water resources are polluted and does not meet the standards for potability (Jyothi et al, 2020;Dhayachandhran and Jothilakshmi, 2020;Jasmin and Mallikarjuna, 2014;Sudharshan Reddy Yenugu et al, 2020;Mthembu et al, 2021). The available groundwater is overexploited due to rapid urbanization and industrialization.…”

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Assessment of Groundwater Quality in and around the Solid Waste Dump Site using Multivariate Plot Analysis

2023

Global NEST: The International Journal

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<p>Groundwater sources play an important role in meeting the day today needs of the present generation. Frequent monitoring of the ground water source plays an important part. The aim of this study is to analyze the quality of the ground water in and around the solid waste dumpsite near Sathyamangalam town in Erode district and to identify the variation in concentration with respect to time. Groundwater samples were collected from twenty-one locations and analyzed for pH, Electrical conductivity, Total Alkalinity, Total Hardness, Total Dissolved solids, Calcium, Magnesium, Chlorides, Sodium, Potassium, Nitrates and Sulphates. The collected groundwater samples were analysed using “Weighted Arithmetic Index” and the water quality was indicated using WQI - a number used to identify the water quality easily by the general public. From the results obtained, it is inferred that Water Quality Index changes with respect to pre-monsoon and post monsoon seasons and different time periods for the same location. The changes in water quality are not fully influenced by the open dump site and it may be due to weathering of rocks, use of fertilizers in agricultural lands. Majority of the samples are of poor quality with respect to drinking water quality index. Gibb’s plot, Wilcox diagram and United States Salinity Laboratory diagram are used to assess the suitability of groundwater samples for irrigation purpose. Most of the samples are good for agricultural use. Hence frequent and continuous monitoring of the groundwater quality is necessary to identify its suitability for drinking and agricultural purpose.</p>

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Assessment of Groundwater Quality in and around the Solid Waste Dump Site using Multivariate Plot Analysis

2023

Global NEST: The International Journal

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“…C1, C2, C3 and C4 represents low, medium, high and very high salinity hazard (Priyanka et al detect the sources of dissolved chemical components such as precipitation dominance(PD), rock dominance(RD) and evaporation dominance(ED) in the study area, Gibbs diagrams are plotted. In Gibbs diagramthe anions Cl -/(Cl -+ HCO3 -) and cations Na + /(Na + + Ca 2+ ) are plotted against TDS (Sudharshan ReddyYenugu et al 2020; Youzef Nazzal et al 2014;Mthembu et al 2021)…”

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“…Jasmin and Mallikarjuna 2014;Douglas Kwasi Boah et al 2015; Ghulam Shabir Solangi et al 2019;Mthembu et al 2021). …”

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“…The suitability of groundwater for agricultural purposes was determined by finding the Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Magnesium Adsorption Ratio (MAR), Kelly's ratio (KR), Soluble Sodium Percentage (SSP) and Permeability index using the equations 5-9 (Md. MorshedulHaque et al 2020; Basheer A. Elubid et al 2019;Mthembu et al 2021). SAR values less than 10, 10 to18, 18 to 26 and greater than 26 are considered to be excellent, good, doubtful and unsuitable for irrigation purposes respectively.…”

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Assessment of groundwater quality around the open dump site near Sathyamangalam Town in Erode District, Tamilnadu, India

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Subramaniam

Soundara

2022

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Groundwater sources play an important role in meeting the day today needs of the present generation for various activities such as domestic, industrial, commercial and agricultural. These sources are to be protected from pollution to meet the essentials of the future generation. Frequent monitoring of the ground water source plays an important part. The aim of this study is to analyze the quality of the ground water in and around the open dumpsite near Sathyamangalam town in Erode district and to identify the variation in concentration with respect to time. Groundwater samples were collected from twenty-one locations in around the open dumpsite and analyzed for the important parameters such as pH, Electrical conductivity (EC), Total Alkalinity (TA), Total Hardness (TH), Total Dissolved solids (TDS), Calcium (Ca2+), Magnesium (Mg2+), Chlorides (Cl-), Sodium (Na+), Potassium (K+), Nitrates (NO3-) and Sulphates (SO42-). Water Quality Index (WQI) was used to identify the quality of water for drinking. From the results obtained, it is inferred that WQI changes with respect to different seasons and different time periods for the same season. Majority of the samples are of poor quality with respect to drinking water quality index. Gibb’s plot, Wilcox diagram and United States Salinity Laboratory (USSL) diagram are used to assess the suitability of groundwater samples for irrigation purpose. Most of the samples are good for agricultural use. Hence frequent and continuous monitoring of the groundwater quality is necessary to identify its suitability for drinking and agricultural purpose.

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Appraisal of groundwater quality with WQI and human health risk assessment in Karamık wetland and surroundings (Afyonkarahisar/Turkey)

Şener

Varol

2022

Environ Geochem Health

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Investigation of Geochemical Characterization and Groundwater Quality with Special Emphasis on Health Risk Assessment in Alluvial Aquifers, South Africa

Cited by 23 publications

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Assessment of Groundwater Quality in and around the Solid Waste Dump Site using Multivariate Plot Analysis

Assessment of Groundwater Quality in and around the Solid Waste Dump Site using Multivariate Plot Analysis

Assessment of groundwater quality around the open dump site near Sathyamangalam Town in Erode District, Tamilnadu, India

Appraisal of groundwater quality with WQI and human health risk assessment in Karamık wetland and surroundings (Afyonkarahisar/Turkey)

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