Hydrogeochemical Investigation and Qualitative Assessment in Jogeshwari Industrial Area of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Authors

  • G D Gaikwad School of Earth Sciences Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, Maharashtra 431606, India.
  • S M Deshpande Post Graduate Department of Geology, Institute of Science, Caves Road, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431004, India.
  • K R Aher Groundwater Survey & Development Agency, Senior Geologist office, Ghati raod, Survey No.488, Jalna, Maharashtra 431203, India
  • V R Dasarwar Post Graduate Department of Geology, Institute of Science, Caves Road, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431004, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Groundwater quality, spatial variations, Physico-chemical parameters, Jogeshwari

Abstract

The primary objective of this paper is to study the groundwater quality parameters in the  surrounding of Jogeshwari industrial area of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra. Groundwater samples were collected from Thirty-five (35) dug wells and bore wells (10 dug  wells and 25 bore wells) at various locations within study area during pre and post-monsoon  season. The water samples were analyzed for major ion chemistry using the methods  recommended by APHA (1995). The study revealed that most of the parameters under taken  to assess the water quality are exceeding the permissible limit and the groundwater samples  have shown alkaline nature. The chemical parameters concentration of pH, Total hardness  (TH), Calcium (Ca2+), Magnesium (Mg2+), Total dissolve solids (TDS), Electrical conductivity  (EC), and chloride (Cl-) have exceeded the maximum discharge limits on the other hands  Sodium (Na+) and Sulphate (SO42-) values were found within the permissible limits prescribed  by Bureau of Indian Standards, rendering wells in the area unfit for drinking or domestic  purpose. In the present work attempts have been made to detect groundwater quality by  using conventional hydrogeochemical methods. 

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Published

2019-06-15

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2019): Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences Geology(Jan-Jun) 2019

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Gaikwad, G.D., Deshpande, S.M., Aher, K.R., & Dasarwar, V.R. (2019). Hydrogeochemical Investigation and Qualitative Assessment in Jogeshwari Industrial Area of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India . Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences-Geology , 38(1), 89–103. https://doi.org/10.48165/
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