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Study on Ground Water Quality of Greater Visakhapatnam City, Andhra Pradesh from July, 2007 to June, 2008.


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1 Department of Chemistry, GITAM Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam – 530 045, India
2 School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam – 530 003, India
     

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Water samples were collected from 14 open wells, 34 bore wells and two reservoirs to study the ground water quality of Greater Visakhapatnam city. The samples were analyzed for the parameters like Temperature, pH, Conductivity, Total dissolved solids, Dissolved Oxygen, Hardness, Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrate, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride and Alkalinity. Low ionic concentrations in ground waters far (7-14 km distance) from the sea coast were observed which are within the permissible limits of WHO and ISI standards. Ground waters close to the sea coast i.e. one to two kilometers distance (60 to 150 feet depth) have high values of Conductivity, Total dissolved solids, Hardness, Chloride, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium and Potassium which are not in permissible limits.


Keywords

Ground Water Quality, Visakhapatnam, Salt Water.
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Authors

G. Srinivas Rao
Department of Chemistry, GITAM Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam – 530 045, India
G. Nageswara Rao
School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam – 530 003, India

Abstract


Water samples were collected from 14 open wells, 34 bore wells and two reservoirs to study the ground water quality of Greater Visakhapatnam city. The samples were analyzed for the parameters like Temperature, pH, Conductivity, Total dissolved solids, Dissolved Oxygen, Hardness, Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrate, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride and Alkalinity. Low ionic concentrations in ground waters far (7-14 km distance) from the sea coast were observed which are within the permissible limits of WHO and ISI standards. Ground waters close to the sea coast i.e. one to two kilometers distance (60 to 150 feet depth) have high values of Conductivity, Total dissolved solids, Hardness, Chloride, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium and Potassium which are not in permissible limits.


Keywords


Ground Water Quality, Visakhapatnam, Salt Water.