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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Groundwater for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes in Avudaiyarkoil Block, Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu, India

T. Kongeswaran1* ,  K. Sivakumar1 ,  A. Muruganantham1 ,  K. Prabakaran1 ,  V. Perumal1 ,  V. Agastheeswaran2 ,  S. Bangaru Priyanga1 ,  R. Muthuramalingam1
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1 Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Geology, Alagappa Govt. Arts and Science College (affiliated to Alagappa University) Karaikudi – 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
AJWEP 2023, 20(4), 69–78; https://doi.org/10.3233/AJW230053
Received: 28 March 2022 | Published online: 4 April 2023
© 2023 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of groundwater for drinking and irrigation in the Avudaiyarkoil block of the Pudukottai district, which is a drought-prone region. Samples were collected from 20 wells on January 2021 and analysed for the water quality parameters, such as pH, EC, TDS, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, Cl-, HCO3, SO4, NO3 and F-. The analysis revealed that SO4 is the dominant ion followed by Cl-, HCO3-, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, NO3- and F- with respect to the mean value 292>234>208.4>125>100>24.75>18>16.15>0.2. The analytical results were compared with WHO and BIS guideline values to know the groundwater potability and TH, TA, SAR, Na%, RSC, PI, MgC and KI were calculated using the analytical results to identify the suitability of groundwater for irrigation purposes.

Keywords
Groundwater
hydrogeochemistry
drinking
irrigation
PCA.
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