Valuation of Ground Water Quality for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes in Erode District

Gobinath G N¹, A Geetha Selvani², S Samson³

¹Research Scholar, Anna University, Chennai, India
^2,3Professor, Vel Tech Rangarajan & Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai, India

Abstract

Groundwater quality of the Erode taluk was assessed to understand the contamination processes due to the presence of various contaminant sources and the suitability of groundwater for drinking and irrigation purposes. Ten groundwater samples have been collected from Erode taluk of Tamilnadu state of India. Their physicochemical parameters like colour, odour, turbidity, TDS, EC, pH, TA, TH, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, NH⁺, NO⁺, NO¯, Cl¯, F¯, SO²⁻, PO²⁻ and DO were assessed. The results were compared with the drinking water guidelines of Indian Standard (IS) and World Health Organization (WHO). The important constituents that influence the water quality for irrigation such as Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Magnesium Adsorption Ratio (MAR), Kelly's Ratio (KR) and Soluble Sodium Percentage (SSP) were assessed and compared with standard limits.

Keywords

• Groundwater, Electrical Conductivity, Sodium Adsorption Ratio

Author's Profile

Author profile can be generated and linked through our partners World Book of Researchers. To include your profile online Click Here. After it is approved, please email to edlib @ asdf.res.in to create a link with all the papers.

• Gobinath G N : Profile
• A Geetha Selvani : Profile
• S Samson : Profile

e-AID

Cite this Article as Follows

Gobinath G N, A Geetha Selvani, S Samson. Valuation of Ground Water Quality for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes in Erode District. International Conference on Global Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development (2018): 12. Print.