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DOI	10.1007/s13201-016-0456-6
	Evaluation of groundwater quality and suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes in southwest Punjab, India using hydrochemical approach
	Sharma, Diana Anoubam; Rishi, Madhuri S.; Keesari, Tirumalesh
通讯作者	Keesari, T
来源期刊	APPLIED WATER SCIENCE
ISSN	2190-5487
EISSN	2190-5495
出版年	2017
卷号	7 期号:6 页码:3137-3150
英文摘要	Groundwater samples from alluvial aquifers of Bathinda district, southwest Punjab were measured for physicochemical parameters as well as major ion chemistry to evaluate the groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes and to present the current hydrochemical status of groundwater of this district. Temporal variations were analyzed by comparing the pre-and postmonsoon groundwater chemistry. Most of the samples showed contamination: F-(72 %), Mg2+ (22 %), SO42- (28 %), TH (25 %), NO3-(22 %), HCO3-(22 %) and TDS (11 %) during pre-monsoon and F-(50 %), Mg2+ (39 %), SO42-(22 %), TH (28 %), NO3- (22 %) and TDS (28 %) during post-monsoon above permissible limits for drinking, while rest of the parameters fall within the limits. Irrigation suitability was checked using sodium absorption ratio (SAR), residual sodium carbonate (RSC), percent sodium (Na%) and permeability index (PI). Most of the samples fall under good to suitable category during premonsoon period, but fall under doubtful to unsuitable category during post-monsoon period. Presence of high salt content in groundwater during post-monsoon season reflects leaching of salts present in the unsaturated zone by infiltrating precipitation. Hydrochemical data was interpreted using Piper's trilinear plot and Chadha's plot to understand the various geochemical processes affecting the groundwater quality. The results indicate that the order of cation dominance is Na+ > Mg2+ > Ca2+, while anion dominance is in the order Cl- > HCO3- >SO42-. The geochemistry of groundwater of this district is mainly controlled by the carbonate and silicate mineral dissolution and ion exchange during pre-monsoon and leaching from the salts deposited in vadose zone during post-monsoon. The main sources of contamination are soluble fertilizers and livestock wastes. This study is significant as the surface water resources are limited and the quality and quantity of groundwater are deteriorating with time due to anthropogenic inputs.
英文关键词	Geochemistry Temporal variation Potability SAR Groundwater quality Semi-arid Bathinda
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000413256900042
WOS关键词	WATER ; REGION ; PARTS
WOS类目	Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/332327
作者单位	[Sharma, Diana Anoubam; Rishi, Madhuri S.] Panjab Univ, Dept Environm Studies, Chandigarh 160014, India; [Keesari, Tirumalesh] Bhabha Atom Res Ctr, Isotope Prod & Applicat Div, Isotope Hydrol Sect, Mumbai 400085, Maharashtra, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sharma, Diana Anoubam,Rishi, Madhuri S.,Keesari, Tirumalesh. Evaluation of groundwater quality and suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes in southwest Punjab, India using hydrochemical approach[J],2017,7(6):3137-3150.
APA	Sharma, Diana Anoubam,Rishi, Madhuri S.,&Keesari, Tirumalesh.(2017).Evaluation of groundwater quality and suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes in southwest Punjab, India using hydrochemical approach.APPLIED WATER SCIENCE,7(6),3137-3150.
MLA	Sharma, Diana Anoubam,et al."Evaluation of groundwater quality and suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes in southwest Punjab, India using hydrochemical approach".APPLIED WATER SCIENCE 7.6(2017):3137-3150.