Water Environment Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
97(2)
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
In
the
semiarid
river
basin
of
south
India,
present
study
focuses
on
appropriateness
water
for
drinking
and
irrigation
as
well
risks
to
human
health
posed
by
pollutants.
A
total
68
groundwater
samples
were
evaluated
consumption
purposes.
With
a
high
electrical
conductivity
peaking
at
3430
μS/cm
an
alkaline
composition,
has
salinity
poor
quality.
Durov's
figure
displays
trend
along
dissolution
or
mixing
line
identifies
geochemical
facies
samples.
According
quality
indexes,
majority
are
categorized
unfit
(26.47%),
extremely
bad
(36.76%),
(26.47%).
elemental
concentrations,
data
grouped
into
three
clusters
using
hierarchical
cluster
analysis.
geographical
distribution,
nitrate
levels
safe
over
about
320.25
km2
dangerous
121.10
km2,
whereas
fluoride
293.92
147.43
km2.
About
50.65
14.70%
samples,
fell
no
restriction
category
irrigation,
indicating
acceptable
standards.
Low
sodium
in
soils
indicated
parameters
like
SAR,
%Na,
PI,
RSC,
MR,
KR;
SAR
values
fall
C2S1,
C3S1,
C4S1
categories.
Doneen's
diagram,
70.5%
had
PI
>75,
suitability;
Wilcox
diagram
classified
22.05%
excellent
69.11%
good
permissible
irrigation.
risk
assessment,
75%
babies,
63%
children,
teens,
54%
adults
have
THI
>1
fluoride.
45%
newborns,
42%
kids,
teenagers,
29%
nitrate.
Infants,
teenagers
danger.
order
safeguard
against
nitrate,
emphasizes
necessity
efficiently
managing
resources,
lowering
agricultural
pollution,
assuring
clean
water.
PRACTITIONER
POINTS:
area,
79.25
based
DWQI.
Based
IWQI,
70.33
area
is
recognized
suitable
practices.
Geogenic
anthropogenic
activities
contribute
pollution
THI,
infants
children
more
prone
contamination.
