Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

Assessment of Groundwater Quality and it‘s Suitability For Drinking and Agriculture Uses

Jatin B. Dhimmar, Dr. S. S. Singh

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Surat district is located at the southernmost tip of Gujarat, near Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea. In order to evaluate the quality of groundwater in study area, 47 samples were collected and analyzed for various parameters. Physical and chemical parameters of groundwater such as electrical conductivity, pH, total dissolved solids, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl, HCO3, CO3, SO4, F were determined. These parameters were used to assess the suitability of groundwater for domestic purpose by compå with the WHO and Indian standards. TDS, percentage of sodium and sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) were used for irrigation suitability assessment. The sample analysis reveals that the groundwater is not entirely fit for drinking with respect to pH, EC, hardness and TDS. In some of the collected samples, the concentrations of these parameters exceed the permissible limits of WHO and ISI standards. Based on TDS and SAR almost all samples are suitable for irrigation purpose except a few locations, which show values beyond the permissible limits. The abundance of major ions is as follows: Na > Mg > Ca > K and Cl > HCO3 >SO4. Based on TDS 95.7 % of samples are found suitable for drinking purposes.

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Jatin B. Dhimmar, Dr. S. S. Singh Assessment of Groundwater Quality and it�s Suitability For Drinking and Agriculture Uses Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 10 October 2014

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