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Hydrochemistry of groundwater of Thiruporur block, Tamil Nadu (India)

الكيمياء المائية للمياه الجوفية في مربع Thiruporur, Tamil Nadu – الهند

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An attempt has been made in this work to evaluate the environmental chemistry of groundwater in Thiruporur block, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. Eleven villages of Thiruporur block were selected; where the people use groundwater for drinking purpose, and the water samples were subjected to systematic analysis with a view to understand the potability of drinking water sources. The depth of the bore wells varied from 100 to 200 feet. The values obtained for different parameters were compared with the standard values given by ISI/ICMR/WHO and the variations were notable for the parameters like nitrate and total hardness for few samples. Therefore, a medical survey was carried out to study the harmful effects on the society due to these two parameters at the villages—Kayar and Melkottaiyar.

في هذا العمل حاولت تقييم الكيمياء البيئية في مربعThiruporur بمنطقة Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu بالهند. تم اختيار 11 قرية من مربع Thiruporur حيث تستخدم المياه الجوفية للشرب وقد استخدمت التحاليل التقليدية لعينات المياه لمحالة فهم احتمال وجود مصادر لمياه الشرب. أختلف اعماق آبار الاختبار من 100 إلى 200 قدم. تم مقارنة قيم المعاملات المختلفة مع القيم القياسية التي يقدمها ISI/ICMR/WHO وقد وجدت اختلافات واضحة في عناصر مثل النترات وإجمالي المواد الصلبة لبعض العينات. وبالتالي ، تم عمل مسح طبي لدراسة الآثار السلبية على المجتمع نتيجة هذين العنصرين في قريتي Kayar و Melkottaiyar.

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  1. Department of Industries and Earth Sciences, Tamil University, Thanjavur, 603010, Tamil Nadu, India

    Imran Ahmad Dar, K. Sankar, Syed Tanzeem Shafi & Mithas Ahmad Dar

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Dar, I.A., Sankar, K., Shafi, S.T. et al. Hydrochemistry of groundwater of Thiruporur block, Tamil Nadu (India). Arab J Geosci 5, 259–262 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-010-0203-5

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