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Hydrogeochemical characteristics of surface water (SW) and groundwater (GW) of the Chinnaeru River basin, northern part of Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Groundwater and surface water samples from 47 locations (28 groundwater, 10 tanks and 9 stream channel) were collected during the pre-monsoon (May–June) and post-monsoon season (November) from Chinnaeru River basin. Chinnaeru River basin is situated 30 km east of Hyderabad City and its area covers 250 km2 and falls in the Survey of India Toposheet No. 56 K/15. The extensive agricultural, industrial and urbanization activities resulted in the contamination of the aquifer. To study the contamination of groundwater, water samples were collected from an area and analyzed for major cations and anions. Various widely accepted methods such as salinity, sodium absorption ratio, Kelly’s ratio, residual sodium carbonate, soluble sodium percentage, permeability index and water quality index are used to classify groundwater and surface water (tank and stream) for drinking as well as irrigation purposes. Besides this, Piper trilinear diagram, Wilcox diagram, Doneen’s classification and Gibb’s plot were studied for geochemical controls, and hydrogeochemistry of groundwater and surface water samples were studied.

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The authors are thankful to Dr. D.V. Reddy for his help in the analysis of water samples. The authors are also thankful to the honorable reviewer for his scientific comments and suggestions for the improvement of the scientific content of the manuscript. The authors are grateful to the Editor-in-Chief and handling editor for their encouragement and support.

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  1. Department of Geology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500007, India

    G. Machender, M. Narsimha Reddy & I. Panduranga Reddy

  2. National Geophysical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500007, India

    Ratnakar Dhakate

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Machender, G., Dhakate, R., Narsimha Reddy, M. et al. Hydrogeochemical characteristics of surface water (SW) and groundwater (GW) of the Chinnaeru River basin, northern part of Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Environ Earth Sci 71, 2885–2910 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2665-8

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