What is it about?
The groundwater is neutral to alkaline in character with pH varying from 6.70 to 9.02 among the mean of 7.37. Elevated electrical conductivity (EC) was observed in upstream parts of the study area. Water quality for irrigation is determined by several key components like electrical conductivity (EC), total suspended solids (TDS), residual sodium carbonate (RSC), chloro alkali Indices (CA I & CAII), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), percent sodium (%Na), Kelley’s ratio (KR), magnesium hazard (MH), permeability index (PI) and soluble sodium percent (SSP). In total, six samples were found to be with high salinity hazard. The mean value of SAR was found to be 5.24, maximum sample falls under C2S1 to C4S1 category as per USSL Salinity diagram. As per Piper diagram in the anionic regime, Cl dominates HCO3-, CO32- and SO42-. Higher magnesium hazard in the groundwater is owing to the consequence of dyeing and bleaching industries. Magnesium hazard value indicates that 51 samples out of 60 are unsuitable for irrigation. According to the study, it is revealed that groundwater in the study area is contaminated by both natural factors and anthropogenic activities.
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Why is it important?
Sufcient measure of water is signicant for a legitimate yield of plants, yet the quality of water utilized for water system should be well within the standards as far as possible, else it could unfavorably inuence the plant yield. Questions have been raised with regards to the social and natural supportability of this escalated method of yield creation, i.e. the source of water for irrigation as groundwater (Shyamala et al. 2008). Groundwater quality is considered of great importance with rapid industrialization. Deterioration in groundwater quality has an adverse impact on plant growth. Soil becomes saline and the permeability of soil decreases if the inferior water is used continuously without proper drainage for irrigation purpose
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to rare disease groups contacting me and ultimately to a greater involvement in rare disease research.
Dr Gobinath R
SR University, Warangal
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This page is a summary of: Suitability Evaluation of Groundwater Quality for the Intent of Irrigation, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, June 2021, Technoscience Publications,
DOI: 10.46488/nept.2021.v20i02.041.
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