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Impact of urbanization coupled with drought situations on groundwater quality in shallow (basalt) and deeper (granite) aquifers with special reference to fluoride in Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation, Nanded District, Maharashtra (India)

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Rapid expansion in urbanization and industrialization coupled with recent drought conditions has triggered unplanned groundwater development leading to severe stress on groundwater resources in many urban cities of India, particularly cities like Nanded, Maharashtra. In the quest of tapping drinking water requirement, due to recent drought conditions, people from the city are piercing through entire thickness of shallow basalt aquifers to reach productive deeper granite aquifers. Earlier reports from Nanded and surrounding districts suggest that deeper granite aquifer is contaminated with fluoride (geogenic). The study aimed to find out variations in fluoride concentration in shallow basalt (10–167 m) and deeper granite aquifers (below 167 m) and to find out the relationship between fluoride and other ions. Study suggests that concentration of fluoride in shallow basalt aquifer is within maximum permissible limits of Bureau of Indian Standards and deeper granite aquifer contains as high as 4.9 mg/l of fluoride and all samples from granite aquifers are unfit for human consumption. The groundwater from basalt aquifer is mainly Ca-HCO3−Cl type, and from granite aquifer, it is Ca-Na-Cl type. The correlation plot between F− vs. pH, Na+ and HCO3 − shows a positive correlation and an inverse relationship with Ca2+ in both aquifers. As recommendations, it is suggested that granite aquifers should not be tapped for drinking purposes; however, in drought situations, water from this aquifer should be blended with treated surface water before supplying for drinking purposes. Efforts may be made to utilize 1.35 MCM of rainwater from available rooftop, which is sufficient to cater for the needs of ~40,800 people annually. Most effective defluoridation techniques like electrolytic de-fluoridation (EDF), ion exchange and reverse osmosis may be adopted along with integrated fluorosis mitigation measures.

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  1. Central Ground Water Board, Southern Region, Bandlaguda, Hyderabad, -500068, India

    Madhnure Pandith

  2. School of Earth Sciences, SRTM University, Nanded, Maharashtra, India

    R.D Kaplay

  3. Department of Geology, NES Science College, Nanded, Maharashtra, India

    S. S. Potdar

  4. Groundwater Survey and Development Agency, Nanded, Maharashtra, India

    H. Sangnor

  5. Central Ground Water Board, Southern Region, Bandlaguda, Hyderabad, India

    A.D. Rao

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Pandith, M., Kaplay, R., Potdar, S.S. et al. Impact of urbanization coupled with drought situations on groundwater quality in shallow (basalt) and deeper (granite) aquifers with special reference to fluoride in Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation, Nanded District, Maharashtra (India). Environ Monit Assess 189, 428 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6098-9

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