Open AccessDARUL AMAN GROUNDWATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF AFGHANISTAN
Author(s) -
Abdul Aziz,
Mohammad Dawod Shirzad,
Hitesh Solanki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
towards excellence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0974-035X
DOI - 10.37867/te130162
Subject(s) - groundwater , fluoride , nitrate , environmental science , chloride , water quality , total dissolved solids , environmental engineering , environmental chemistry , chemistry , geology , inorganic chemistry , ecology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , biology
Groundwater is the most important natural resource used for drinking by many people around theworld, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. Groundwater is the major source of drinking water inrural as well as in urban areas and over 94% of the drinking water demand is met by groundwater.The study was carried out to assess the ground water quality and its suitability for drinking purpose inDarulaman, Kabul Afghanistan. For this purpose, four water samples collected from bore wells ofvillages of study area were analyzed for different chemical parameters such as pH,total, magnesiumhardness, sodium, chloride, nitrate, fluoride, cyanide. The results of analysis carried out showed thefollowing concentration ranges: pH value in this research found from (7.423 to 7.45, calciumhardness from (96.19 to 192.3) mg/L. Magnesium hardness varied from (40.2 to 90.14) mg/L andchloride from (0.02 to 17) mg/L. Values of nitrate concentration varied from (0.5 to 3.5) mg/L andfluoride from (0.22 to 0.41) mg/L., cyanide from ranges (0.002 to 0.007. The study reveals thatalmost all parameters were exceeding the permissible limits. As per the desirable and maximumpermissible limit for fluoride, nitrate, total dissolved solids and chloride in drinking water,determined by WHO standards, groundwater sources are unfit for drinking purposes respectively.After evaluating the data of this study, it is concluded that drinking water of Darul Aman is notpotable and there is an instant need to take ameliorative steps in this region to prevent the populationfrom adverse health effects.