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The present study is an attempt to assess the impact of a saline waste lagoon on the near subsurface through electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). Resistivity and IP imaging data have been collected on profiles close to the lagoon and at a far off location (control location). Water samples have been collected from the lagoon and a municipality drinking well close to it and analysed for the water chemistry. The geoelectrical sections indicate very low resistivity formations in the near subsurface in the vicinity of the lagoon as compared to the control profile. The water chemistry data from the monitoring well close to the profile also indicates very high total dissolved solids (8658 mg/L) and qualitatively supports the contamination of the near subsurface. The conductive formations in the vicinity of the lagoon can be attributed to the overflow from the lagoon or the seepage.
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The authors thank the Director, CSIR-NEERI for his encouragement and providing necessary help to undertake the study. Thanks are due to the different stake holders for necessary help during the field work. The authors thank Mr. Vijendra Khandekar for assistance in the field work.
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Sanam, R., Pujari, P.R., Padmakar, C. et al. Impact assessment of a saline waste lagoon on groundwater pollution near a coastal aquifer in India—synthesis of geoelectrical and hydrochemical studies. Arab J Geosci 9, 696 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-016-2681-6
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