Groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Chithar River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1099-1110

  Subramani, T ^a   Elango, L ^b   Damodarasamy, S R ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chithar basin; Drinking and irrigation water quality; Groundwater; India

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CALCIUM; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PH EFFECTS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; SODIUM;

HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SALT TOLERANCE CROPPING; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS);

GROUNDWATER;

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; CALCIUM; GROUND WATER; PH; QUALITY CONTROL; RESISTIVITY; SODIUM;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; WORLD;

EID: 21344457454     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-005-1243-0     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Ahmed SS, Mazumder QH, Jahan CS, Ahmed M, Islam S (2002) Hydrochemistry and classification of groundwater, Rajshahi City Corporation Area, Bangladesh. J Geol Soc Ind 60:411-418
2. Anbazhagan S, Nair AM (2004) Geographic information system and groundwater quality mapping in Panvel Basin, Maharashtra, India. J Environ Geol 45:753-761
3. APHA (1989) Standard methods for examination of water and wastewater, 17th edn. American Public Health Association, Washington, DC
4. APHA (1995) Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, 19th edn. American public Health Association, Washington, DC
5. Balasubramanian A, Sastri JCV (1994) Ground water resources of Tamirabarani River basin, Tamil Nadu. Inland Water Resources, India, pp 484-501
6. Bardsen A, Bjorvatn K, Selvig KA (1996) Variability in fluoride content of subsurface water reservoirs. Acta Odontol Scand 54:343-347
7. Catroll D (1962) Rain water as a chemical agent of geological process - a view. USGS Water Supply 1533:18-20
8. Collins R, Jenkins A (1996) The impact of agricultural land use on stream chemistry in the middle Hills of the Himalayas, Napal. J Hydrol 185:71-86
9. Comly HH (1945) Cyanosis in infants caused by nitrates in well water. J Am Mwd Assoc 129:12-114
10. Domenico PA, Schwartz FW (1990) Physical and chemical hydrogeology. Wiley, New York, pp 410-420
11. Freeze RA, Cherry JA (1979) Groundwater. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs
12. Gilly G, Corrao G, Favilli S (1984) Concentrations of nitrates in drinking water and incidence of gastric carcinomas. First descriptive study of the Piemonate Region, Italy. Sci Total Environ 34:35-37
13. Handa BK (1975) Geochemistry and genesis of fluoride containing groundwater in India. Groundwater 13(3):275-281
14. Hem JD (1985) Study and interpretation of the chemical characteristics of natural water. USGS, Water Supply Paper 2254, pp 264
15. Karanth KR (1987) Ground water assessment, development and management. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, pp 720
16. Karanth KR (1989) Hydrogeology. McGraw-Hill, New Delhi
17. Kurumbein WC, Graybill FA (1965) An introduction to statistical models in geology. McGraw-Hill, New York
18. McCarthy TS, Ellery WN (1994) The effect of vegetation on soil and groundwater chemistry and hydrology of Islands in the seasonal swamps of the Okavango fan, Botswana. J Hydrol 154:169-193
19. Narayanaswami S, Poorna L (1967) Charnockite rocks of Tirunelveli district. J Geol Soc Ind 8:38-50
20. Piper AM (1944) A graphical procedure in the geochemical interpretation of water analysis. Am Geophys Union Trans 25:914-928
21. Public Works Department (2002) Groundwater perspectives: a profile of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Public Works Department, India
22. Ragunath HM (1987) Groundwater. Wiley Eastern Ltd, New Delhi, pp 563
23. Mohan R, Singh AK, Tripathi JK, Chowdhary GC (2000) Hydrochemistry and quality assessment of ground water in Naini Industrial area, Allahabad District, Uttar Pradesh. J Geol Soc Ind 55:77-89
24. Rammohan HS (1984) A climatological assessment of water resourses of Tamil Nadu. Ind J Power and River Valley Development, pp 58-63
25. Richards LA (1954) Diagnosis and improvement of saline alkali soils. US Department of Agriculture, Hand Book 60, pp 160
26. Saleh A, Al-Ruwaih F, Shehata M (1999) Hydrogeochemical processes operating within the main aquifers of Kuwait. J Arid Environ 42:195-209
27. Sawyer GN, McCartly DL (1967) Chemistry of sanitary engineers, 2nd edn. McGraw Hill, New York, pp 518
28. Sujatha D, Rajeswara Reddy B (2003) Quality characterization of groundwater in the south-eastern part of the Ranga Reddy district, Andra Pradesh, India. J Environ Geol 44:579-586
29. Thornbury WD (1969) Principles of geomorphology. Wiley, New York
30. Tindall JA, Petrusak RL, McMohan PB (1995) Nitrate transport and transformation process in unsaturated porous media. J Hydrol 169:51-94
31. Wenzel WW, Blum WEH (1992) Fluoride speciation and mobility in fluoride contaminated soil and minerals. J Soil Sci 153: 357-364
32. WHO (1971) International standards for drinking water. World Health Organisation, Geneva
33. WHO (1983) Guidelines to drinking water quality. World Health Organisation, Geneva, pp 186
34. Wilcox LV (1955) Classification and use of irrigation waters. USDA, Circular 969, Washington, DC, USA