Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2014

Hydrogeology and Geochemical Aspects of Groundwater in Tirupati, Chittoor District, Andhrapradesh

Dr. S. Siddiraju

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This paper is an attempt to assess the effect of drinking water quality and lithological characteristics of different rocks present in the Tirupati Corporation. Ground water is a natural and indispensable resource. The available surface water sources cannot fulfill the needs of an entire city owing to growing population and rapid urbanization. Nineteen samples were collected from different locations of Tirupati rural and urban areas and analyzed for physico-chemical parameters such as pH, turbidity, Chloride, Electrical conductivity, total hardness, calcium, and Iron. The values of physico-chemical parameters were compared with the world health organization (WHO) water quality standards. The geochemical characteristics of ground water samples are correlated with geological, pedological and topological conditions which has a direct beå upon the accumulation of salts in the study area and degree of treatment before consumption and prevention steps to be taken from contamination.

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Dr.S. Siddiraju Hydrogeology and Geochemical Aspects of Groundwater in Tirupati, Chittoor District, Andhrapradesh Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. I

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