Abstract
A systematic study has been carried out to explore physico-chemical parameters of drinking water from bore holes and shallow wells in five different stations (sites) of Agasteeswaram and Kalkulam Taluks in Kanyakumari District of South India. Water samples from bore holes and shallow wells in five stations were collected and analyzed for temperature, pH, turbidity, alkalinity, hardness, salinity, fluoride, chloride, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, BOD, electrical conductivity, total nitrogen, nitrate, sulphate, ammonia, phosphate, total phosphorus, sodium, potassium and oxidation & reduction potential. Comparative studies of parameters in different stations and in different Taluks were also carried out. The physico-chemical parameters were analyzed and the results were compared with water quality standards described by WHO. Statistical techniques, calculation of basic statistics, Correlation matrix, Hierarchical Cluster analysis were simultaneously applied to the physico-chemical parameters of water samples taken from in different stations and in different Taluks. The above study will be useful to know the water quality and their fitness for drinking purposes at various stations undertaken. Overall water quality was found satisfactory for drinking purpose without prior treatment.
Highlights
The life of living organism depends on water[1,2,3,4]
The objective of this study is to investigate physico-chemical analysis and statistical analysis of parameters of water from bore holes and shallow wells in our study area
Bore hole water samples were collected from five stations namely Agasteeswaram, Kanyakumari, Nagercoil, Statistical Assessment of Physico-chemical Parameters of Water from Bore Holes and Shallow Wells in Agateeswaram and Kalkulam Taluks of Kanyakumari District, India
Summary
The life of living organism depends on water[1,2,3,4]. The main source of life for many people in the world is the ground water[5]. Several studies on the ground water quality have been carried out in different parts of India[8,9,10,11]. People in Kanya Kumari district depends on bore holes and shallow wells for domestic purpose. The quality of water from bore holes and shallow wells are to be analyzed. The objective of this study is to investigate physico-chemical analysis and statistical analysis of parameters of water from bore holes and shallow wells in our study area. Study area consists of four Taluks namely Agasteeswaram, Kalkulam, Vilavamcode and Thovalai. We liberate the results of the Agasteeswaram and Kalkulam Taluks
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