Groundwater Hydro Chemical Characteristics and Water Quality Assessment: Assessing Groundwater Quality in Manavalakurich

Abstract

This research aims at determining the quality of the groundwater in Manavalakurich. A total of 30 soil water samples from open wells and boore wells will be collected randomly for this research. In the laboratory, conventional methods were used to evaluate the concentration of main ions and other geochemical characteristics in groundwater. The order of the main cations was observed in the research region Na+ > Ca2+ > Mg2+ > K+, whereas the sequence of dominant anions was Cl−>HCO−3>SO2−4Cl−>HCO3−>SO42. In a piper trilinear diagram, hydro geochemical faces of the groundwater samples were examined to demonstrate saltwater intrusion in the research area. The geochemical parameters collected were compared with the acceptable limits proposed for determining the quality of drinking water in the region under investigation by the World Health Organization and the Indian Standard Institution. The study revealed that the soil water from the W25 and W26 wells is not appropriate for drinking. Soil water appropriateness has been assessed using sodium, sodium and residual sodium carbonate calculations percentage. The plots of Wilcox and USSL have been developed. The water from stations W1, W25 and W26 has been determined to be inadequate to irrigate. The Gibbs plots have also been designed to investigate the geochemical composition control mechanism of groundwater in the research region.