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| Title: | Quality assessment of ground water of Jharia coalfield areas (West Bengal): A Case Study |
| Authors: | Singh, Kshitindra Kumar
Neogi, Babita
Singh, Abhay
Tewary, B K |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | The physiochemical characteristics of ground water of
the upper catchments of Jharia coalfield (WB) were studied to evaluate the
water
quality assessment. The aims of the present work is to
characterize and to assess the suitability of Ground water for domestic
purposes
by comparing various parameters of ground water with
drinking water standard as per IS: 10500. Representative twenty water samples
from ground water (tubewell and dug wells) were
collected from different sampling sites including mining, rural and town areas
of Lodna,
Bastacolla, Sijua, Western Jharia, Block-II, Barora,
Digwadih, Dhansar, Alkusa and Tasra mining area of Jharia Coalfield. Water
samples
were analyzed for pH, EC, TDS, alkalinity, major anions
(F, Cl, NO3 HCO3, and SO4) and major cations (Na, K, Ca and Mg). Ground water
quality assessment of the Jharia coal field indicating
that soft to very hard, fresh to brakish type and alkalinity type of the
nature. The
quality assessment shows that in general, the water is
suitable for domestic purposes with some exceptions. However, EC, TDS, NO3, Mg,
Caand SO4 values are
exceeding the desirable limits at some site, making it unsafe for drinking. |
| Page(s): | 53-58 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-2412 (Online); 0771-7706 (Print) |
| Source: | BVAAP Vol.19(1) [June 2011]
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