Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.30, Issue 3, 2024

Page Number: 1109-1113

GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN NAGOTHANE INDUSTRIAL AREA, RAIGARH DISTRICT, WESTERN INDIA

Rahul K. Kamble

Abstract

To ascertain the groundwater quality in the Nagothane industrial area 12 sampling locations were identified comprised 11 (91.66%) from dug wells and one (8.33%) from hand pump. The groundwater sampling was carried out in the winter season by grab sampling method. The groundwater was analyzed for various parameters in physico-chemical, nutrient, bacteriological and heavy metals categories by employing standard methods as described in APHA. The results revealed the groundwater quality is within the Indian Standards for drinking water except for calcium hardness. A clear difference in groundwater quality in the dug well (shallow well) and hand pump (deep well) was observed with the latter having an elevated concentration of analyzed parameters. The presence of total and faecal coliform in shallow wells (dug well) indicates contamination of this groundwater source either from a large collection of different kinds of bacteria or by faecal coliform bacteria. The presence of selected heavy metals indicates its source due to geogenic in origin rather than anthropogenic. Thus, the groundwater quality perhaps may not be affected by the industries present in the study area.