Groundwater Quality

The present work is aimed at assessing the water quality index (WQI) for the groundwater of Tumkur taluk. This has been determined by collecting groundwater samples and subjecting the samples to a comprehensive physicochemical analysis.

Publication Date:

02/04/2009

Author(s): C. R. Ramakrishnaiah, C. Sadashivaiah, G. Ranganna

Source: E-Journal of Chemistry

Vol:

6

Issue:

2

pp:

523

Tags:

Groundwater Quality, Tumkur (D), Karnataka, Groundwater Assessment, Water Resources

Water Supply

Hydro-chemical survey of groundwater of Delhi, India

The physicochemical parameters and trace metal contents of water

Publication Date:

01/04/2009

Author(s): Masood Alam, Sumbul Rais, Mohd Aslam

Source: E-Journal of Chemistry

Vol:

6

Issue:

2

pp:

429

Tags:

Groundwater, Heavy Metals, Urban Water Supply, Water Supply, Groundwater Quality, Delhi, E-Journal of Chemistry, Masood Alam, Sumbul Rais, Mohd Aslam

Water Pollution

Going underground

Malta has a serious nitrate pollution problem. But where is it all coming from? Marianne Stuart traces the source from the underground galleries to farmer

Publication Date:

01/04/2009

Author(s): Marianne Stuart

Source: Planet Earth

Vol:

0

Issue:

0

pp:

18

Tags:

Water Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Agriculture, Animal Dung, Groundwater, Groundwater Pollutants, Waste Disposal, Groundwater Quality, Malta, European Union (EU)

Water Pollution

Not a drop to drink - Hard water poses health risk, raises domestic bill

DEEPANKAR GANGULY AND JAYANTA BASU

Calcutta

Publication Date:

03/02/2009

Source: Telegraph (Kolkata)

Tags:

Heavy Metals, Arsenic, Health Effects, Salinity, Groundwater Quality, West Bengal, Calcutta (D)

Water Pollution

Groundwater quality in the lower Varuna river basin, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh

The lower Varuna River basin in Varanasi district situated in the central Ganga plain is a highly productive agricultural area, and is also one of the fast growing urban areas in India. The agricultural and urbanization activities have a lot of impact on the groundwater quality of the study area. The river basin is underlain by Quaternary alluvial sediments consisting of clay, silt, sand and gravel of various grades.

Publication Date:

01/02/2009

Author(s): N. Janardhana Raju, Prahlad Ram and Sangita Dey

Source: Journal of the Geological Society of India

Vol:

73

pp:

178-192

Tags:

Groundwater Quality, River Basin, Varanasi (D), Uttar Pradesh, Indo-Gangetic Plains, Hydrology, Groundwater Pollution, Water Salinisation, Fluorosis, Irrigation

Water Pollution

Water quality for ecosystem and human health

The purpose of the new edition is to introduce the basic concepts of water quality and how it is related to ecosystem and human health; and to present an overview and assessments of current and upcoming global water quality issues with examples from around the world.

Publication Date:

01/01/2009

Author(s): Genevive M. Carr, James P. Neary

Source: UNEP GEMS/Water Programme

Tags:

Water Pollution, Ecosystems, Pesticides, Water Quality, Health Effects, Waterborne diseases, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Sedimentation, Groundwater Quality, India, Global, Canada, UNEP GEMS/Water Programme, Genevive M. Carr, James P. Neary

Water Supply

Concentrations of nitrate and nitrite in groundwater resources of Hamadan Province, Iran

The objective of this study was to investigate and determine the nitrate and nitrite compounds in groundwater resources of Hamadan province, Iran. Totally 280 samples of water were examined for nitrate and nitrite during a period of six months from February to September 2007 belonging to eight cities of Hamadan Province.

Publication Date:

01/12/2008

Author(s): Gh. R. Jahed Khaniki, M. H. Dehghani, A. H. Mahvi & et al

Source: Research Journal of Chemistry And Environment

Vol:

12

Issue:

4

pp:

56

Tags:

Groundwater, Drinking Water, Water Supply, Groundwater Quality, Iran