Groundwater quality in the Niva River basin, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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| Authors: | Y S Rao T V K Reddy P T Nayudu |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geology, S. V. University, Tirupati - 517502, India, IN |
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| Abstract: | This study was made to assess the groundwater quality in relation to agricultural and domestic uses in a part of the Peninsular
Archean granite and gneissic complex of India. Water samples were collected from the existing wells in the Niva River basin,
Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India and analysed for major ions. The analytical data, processed and interpreted acoording
to the WHO standards, reveal that, in general, the groundwater is suitable for both agricultural and domestic uses, exept
in a few locations. High concentration of nitrates were observed in some of the wells (both agricultural and domestic) that
are affected by the impact of industrial effluents. Multiple regression analysis was performed and used as a positive predictive
tool in understanding the chemistry of the groundwater.
Received: 2 May 1996 / Accepted: 14 October 1996 |
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| Keywords: | Groundwater quality Pollution Nitrates Total dissolved solids Regression analysis |
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