Appraisal of Groundwater Quality in parts of Ranjangaon Shenpunji Area of Aurangabad District, Maharashtra
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Year : 2022,
Volume & Issue : BPAS-Geology 41F(1), JAN-JUN 2022
Page No. : 38-50,
Article Type : Original Aticle
Article DOI : 10.5958/2320-3234.2022.00005.1 (Received on 30.11.2021, Revised on 02.04.2022, Accepted on 18.04.2022)
Description
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Deshpande S.M.1, *Kamble S.N.1, Aher R.K.1, Sirsat S.K.1, Gaikwad G.D.2, Aher K.R.3
Author’s Affiliation : 1P.G. Department of Geology, Government Institute of Science, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431004, India 2Department of Geology, Shri Shivaji College of Art, Commerce and Science College, Akola, Maharashtra 444001, India 3Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431001, India
Corresponding Author : Kamble S.N., P.G. Department of Geology, Government Institute of Science, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431004, India,
E-Mail:-surenkamble8@gmail.com
Abstract
This study was carried out to evaluate groundwater quality of thirty groundwater samples were analyse from Ranjangaon Shenpunji village, Aurangabad District. The groundwater quality ions such as Total hardness and calcium 100% of the groundwater samples are exceeding maximum permissible limit and total dissolve solids 40%, Chloride 30%, Magnesium 73.33% and sulphate 76.67% is exceeding maximum permissible as per the world health organization and bureau of Indian standards level for drinking water. The plot of major ions in the piper diagram reveals that 100% groundwater samples are fall in Ca-Cl water type.
Keywords
Groundwater quality, Drinking water, Piper diagram, Ranjangaon Shenpunji.
