We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Assessment of Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes Using Hydro-Chemical and Water Quality Index Studies in Kurukshetra (Haryana), India.
- Authors
Bhatnagar, Anita; Thakral, Nisha
- Abstract
The current study is to determine the appropriateness of groundwater in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India for drinking and irrigation. Groundwater samples were collected from selected five sites from Kurukshetra, in 2022 at fortnightly intervals. The findings were compared with Standards and the water quality index was calculated. It was uncovered that practically all parameters except alkalinity, hardness, and magnesium (in a few locations) are within the permitted range. However, according to the water quality index, the studied groundwaters fall into two categories: good or poor water status. Ionic dominance was reported in the order Ca2+ > Na+ > Mg2+ > K+ for cations and Cl− > SO42− > NO3− for anions. The groundwater samples were found to be suitable for irrigation based on the observed Kelly's ratio, sodium adsorption ratio, sodium percentage, corrosivity ratio, and permeability index. However, the magnesium ratio and residual sodium carbonate levels suggested that groundwater in the research region is not suitable for irrigation in some areas. Gibb's figure demonstrated that all samples fall within the evaporation precipitation group. The range of the base exchange index (chloro-alkaline indices 1 and chloro-alkaline indices 2) suggests that direct as well as reverse ion exchange activities are occurring in these regions.
- Publication
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 2024, Vol 235, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
0049-6979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11270-024-07143-z