Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering and Technology Lucknow, Lucknow – 226021, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(02), 316-327
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.2.2302
Received on 23 June 2024; revised on 02 August 2024; accepted on 04 August 2024
Monitoring groundwater quality continuously is essential to reducing the dangers of geochemical pollutants through suitable treatment techniques and guaranteeing safe drinking and irrigation. Thus, this study's main goal was to evaluate the appropriateness of the groundwater that was collected, from India's Lucknow for irrigation as well as drinking. To assess the quality of the groundwater in the research area, ten samples were taken from various locations. Analysis was done on some parameters, including pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), total hardness, total alkalinity, BOD, COD, nitrate, total nitrogen, E. Coli, and ammonia. The water quality index (WQI) has arithmetical weights. Using a critical grading system that shows overall quality, the water's quality was evaluated and categorized as very good, good, moderate, bad, and unfit for consumption. Increasing public understanding and decision-making to make informed choices about efficient care, management, and long-term, sustainable social growth is greatly aided by this classification. To find relationships between the different parameter values, a correlation matrix was created and examined. As a result, the results imply that the groundwater in the investigated region is secure and appropriate for irrigation and consumption.
Groundwater Contamination; Nitrates; Correlation Matrix; Water quality index; GIS.
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Arpit Verma, Hrishikesh Kumar Singh and Vipin Kumar. The GIS framework is used to assess Lucknow City's groundwater quality using the water quality index [WQI]. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(2), 316-327. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.2.2302