Abstract

DEPLETION OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY - A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ON THE GROUNDWATER QUALITY OF EDAMALAIPATTIPUDUR AREAS OF TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA

S. Padmavathy*, N. Balasubramanian, T. Ramachandramoorthy, B. Jayalakshmi, K. Rajasekar and M.Soji George 

Abstract

A systematic study has been carried out to explore the physicochemical characteristics of groundwater in Edamalaipatti pudur areas of Tiruchirappalli District. Groundwater samples from Open Well (OW), Bore Well (BW) and Hand Pump (HP) in Edamalaipatti pudur areas during January-March 2014 and they were analysed for pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Alkalinity (TA), Total Hardness (TH), Calcium Hardness (CH), Magnesium Hardness (MH), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and Fluoride (F). The calculated Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) revealed the scale forming nature of the groundwater samples. The relationship between the parameters using the Pearson correlation matrix has also been determined.

Keywords: Groundwater quality in Edamalaipatti pudur, Langelier Saturation index (LSI), Factor Analysis (FA).