Abstract
Groundwater, throughout the world it had become important for human survival. Its physical, chemical and bacteriological properties determine the suitability for human consumption. 27 groundwater samples have been collected in south west monsoon season representing the Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvallur district of Tamilnadu. The physicochemical parameters include pH, TDS, cations such as Ca, Mg, Na and K, anions such as Cl, SO4, HCO3 and NO3, PO4. The samples were classified with sodium absorption ratio, salinity hazard, residual sodium carbonate, sodium percentage (Na%) and permeability index for irrigation, Total hardness and corrosivity index. The classification for drinking water is obtained by drinking water quality index (DWQI). The geochemistry has been studied using piper plot.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
APHA.: Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water, 20th edn. APHA, Washington DC, USASS (1998)
APHA: Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water, 19th edn. APHA, Washington DC, USA (1995)
Balakrishnan, T.:District ground water brochure Tiruvallur District, Central Ground Water Board South Eastern Coastal Region, Chennai (2007)
Doneen, L.D.: Water quality for agriculture. Department of Irrigation, University of California, Davis. 48 (1964)
Emerson, W.W., Bakker, A.C.: The comparative effect of exchangeable Ca, Mg and Na on some soil physical properties of red brown earth soils. 2. The spontaneous dispersion of aggregates in water. Aust. J. Soil Res. 11, 151–152 (1973)
ISI.: Central Water Commision, Indian Standard for Drinking Water as per BIS specifications (IS 10500-1991), (1991)
Jasmin, I., Mallikarjuna, P.: Delineation of groundwater potential zones in Araniar River basin, Tamil Nadu, India: An integrated remote sensing and geographical information system approach. Environ. Earth. Sci. (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3666-y
Karmegam, U., Chidambaram, S., Sasidhar, P., Manivannan, R., Manikandan, S., & Anandhan, P.: Geochemical characterization of groundwater’s of shallow coastal Aquifer in and Around Kalpakkam,South India. Res. J. Environ. Earth Sci. 2(4), 170–177 (2010)
Manikandan, S., Chidambaram, S., Prasanna, M.V., Thivya, C., Karmegam, U.: Hydrochemical characterstics and Groundwater quality assessment in Krishnagiri district, Tamilnadu, india. Int. J. Earth Sci. Eng. 04(04), 623–632 (2011)
Qiyan, F., Baoping, H.: Hydrogeochemical simulation of waterrock interaction under water flood recovery in Renqiu Oilfield, Hebei Province, China. Chin. J. Geochem. 121(2), 56–162 (2002)
Ramakrishnaiah, C.R., et al.: Assessment of water quality index for the groundwater in Tumkur Taluk, Karnataka State, India. E-J. Chem. 6(2), 523–530 (2009)
Ramesh, R., Anbu, M.: Chemical methods for environmental analysis. Water Sediments 161 (1996)
Raymahashay, B.C.: Geochemistry for Hydrologists, Published by Editions Technip,ISBN 10:710806673 ISBN 13: 9782710806677 (1996)
Richard, L.A.: Diagnosis and improvement of saline and alkali soils. USDA Handbook 60, 160 (1954)
Subba Rao, N., Srinivasa Rao, K.V., John Devadas, D., Deva Varma, D., Thirupathi Rao, B., Subrahmanyam, A., Arjunudu, K., Ratnakantababu, K., Venkatakrishna, T.: Quality of groundwater in the coastal area of Visakhapatnam, Bhimunipatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Ind. J. Geochem. 22 (2002)
Thivya, C., Chidambaram, S., Thilagavathi, R., Nepolian, M., Adithya, V.S.: Evaluation of drinking water quality index (DWQI) and its seasonal variations in hard rock aquifers of Madurai district, Tamilnadu. Int. J. Adv. Geosci. 2(2), 48–52 (2014)
Trivedy, R.K., Goel, P.K.: Chemical and biological method for water pollution studies. Environ. Publ. (Karad, India), 6, 10–12 (1986)
Vasanthavigar, M., Srinivasamoorthy, K., Vijayaragavan, K., Ganthi, R.R., Chidambaram, S., Anandhan, P.: Application of water quality index for ground water quality assessment: Thirumanimuttarm sub-basin, Tamilnadu India. Environ. Monit. Assess. 171(1–4), 595–609 (2010)
WHO (World Health Organization).: Guidelines for drinking water quality recommendations, vol. 1 (p. 515). Geneva, WHO (1984)
Wilcox, L.V.: Classification and use of irrigation water. U.S. Geological Department Agriculture, vol. 969, 19p (1955)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
About this paper
Cite this paper
Sivakumar, S., Srinivasaraju, K., Shanmugam, M., Thirumalaivasan, D., Lakshumanan, C. (2019). A Study on the Utility and Geochemistry of Groundwater in Ponneri Taluk of Thiruvallur District, Tamilnadu. In: Rao, P., Rao, K., Kubo, S. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Remote Sensing for Disaster Management. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77276-9_20
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77276-9_20
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-77275-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-77276-9
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)