Analysis of Groundwater Quality Using Physicochemical Parameters in Kahalgaon Town of Bhagalpur District, Bihar, India
Abhaya Nand Sahay *
University Department of Chemistry, T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur-812007, India.
Ashish Kumar
University Department of Chemistry, T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur-812007, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The majority of people living on earth rely on groundwater as their day to day needs of water.
However, anthropogenic activities continuously threat this valuable natural resource. People on globe are under tremendous threat due to changes in the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water. With increased human populations, industrialization, use of fertilizer and man-made activities water is becoming highly polluted with different harmful contaminants. It is necessary that the quality of drinking water should be examined thoroughly at regular interval of time, because due to use of contaminated drinking water not only human populations but also other living organism of whole biosphere suffer from various type of water borne diseases. The study was conducted in Khalgaon town of Bhagalpur District of Bihar. Physicochemical parameters analysed are: pH, TDS, EC, Sulphate, Nitrates, Bacteriological, Total Hardness, Ca, Mg, Fe, As, Cl, F, Turbidity, and Alkalinity were also analysed using standard process and procedures. The present paper is a modest attempt to analyse the Physicochemical Parameters of Groundwater of all 17-wards of Kahalgaon Town, (Bhagalpur District, Bihar) and as well as to suggest suitable measures for the redressal of problems identified.
Keywords: Physicochemical parameter, arsenic, iron, fluoride, groundwater, black plum wood, water purifier