An Evaluation of Sub-Surface Water Quality Around Bharuch-Surat Industrial Region, Gujarat, India

By : Somnath Saha , Sukanta Kumar Saha , Tathagata Ghosh , Rolee Kanchan

Page No: 200-220

Abstract
Water is an important element in everyday life. The basic property of water (H2O) is static but with the inclusion of different physico-chemical elements, its quality varies from time to time and place to place. The present paper is an attempt to evaluate the property of sub-surface water in Surat[1]Bharuch Industrial Region of Gujarat, India. 155 sites were selected for the analysis and spatial pattern of physico-chemical parameters like EC, pH, temperature, calcium, sodium, potassium, lithium, iron, fluoride, copper and cadmium were analysed. To understand the distribution pattern of data, measures of central tendency, dispersion and skewness were applied. High concentration of sodium was observed in the northern part of the region while the level of pH was normal in the region. Lithium concentration was high throughout the area except for the south-eastern region. Other physical parameters like EC and temperature and chemical parameters like potassium, fluoride and copper were found to be within the desirable range. Multiple correlation among the parameters showed most important and strong relation between EC – Lithium, EC-Calcium and EC-Sodium.

Authors :
Somnath Saha : Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Sukanta Kumar Saha : Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Tathagata Ghosh : Lecturer, College of Arts, Science and Humanities (CASH), Mody University of Science and Technology, Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
Rolee Kanchan : Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2018.38.02.2