Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture & Health Sciences

Abstract

WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF NACHARAM AREA, RANGA REDDY DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH

Vishnu Bhoopathi, Sreedhar Kuntamalla, N.Madhusudhan, A. Narsimha, B. Rajeshwara Reddy

Quality assessment of water is essential to ensure sustainable safe use of it for drinking, agricultural and industrial purposes. For the same purpose the study was conducted for the samples of water of Nacharam area. The study area is characterized by semi arid climate and due to absence of surface water resources ground water is the main supply in this region. In order to evaluate the suitability of ground water in Nacharam area for using drinking and irrigation purposes. APHA were used to analysis 10 water samples were collected only from hand pumps and analyzed pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, Na+ , K+ , Ca2+ , Mg2+ , HCO3 - ,Cland SO4 2- . To understand the water quality indices parameters like, Sodium absorption ratio, salinity diagram, and piper tri linear diagram was calculated based on physic chemical results and observed that the higher concentration of total dissolved solids, total hardness, nitrates, chlorides, calcium, magnesium rendering unsuitable for drinking purposes. The values of electrical conductivity and SAR were plotted in the US salinity laboratory diagram, most dominant classes C4S1, C4S2, C3S1 were found. The quality of groundwater with high salinity and medium sodium, SAR in most water samples has restricted water quality for irrigation purpose.

Published Date: 2013-10-12;