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The seasonal status of chemical parameters in shallow coastal aquifers of Rameswaram Island, India

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The study area Rameswaram, a holy island, is famous for the sacred Ramanathaswamy temple, which cements people of the country regardless of their place, residence, or their religion or creed. This coastal tract is experiencing a chronic fresh water shortage, despite a few spring sources. The study area is selected for the characterization of physico-chemical parameters viz., pH, EC, TDS, salinity, TA, TH, CH, MH, chloride, and fluoride for 150 groundwater samples and the impact of pre- and post-monsoons on the groundwater quality is studied. The water quality index advocates the transfer of groundwater quality from unacceptable status in the pre-monsoon into an acceptable status in the post-monsoon. The Langelier saturation index reflects the scaling tendency of groundwater in the study area. The Karl Pearson correlation matrix has approved the maximum influence of calcium and chloride on the total dissolved solids. It is interesting to conclude that the groundwater in the study area has very had nature, especially of non-carbonate type.

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  1. PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli-620 017, Tamil Nadu, India

    T. Ramachandramoorthy & V. Sivasankar

  2. PG and Research Department of Geology, National College, Tiruchirappalli-620 001, Tamil Nadu, India

    V. Subramanian

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Ramachandramoorthy, T., Sivasankar, V. & Subramanian, V. The seasonal status of chemical parameters in shallow coastal aquifers of Rameswaram Island, India. Environ Monit Assess 160, 127–139 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0663-1

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