Open AccessAnalyzing Geospatial Trends of Groundwater Quality in Sargodha City, Punjab, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Amatul Moin,
Muhammad Mobeen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of economic and environment geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2223-957X
DOI - 10.46660/ojs.v10i1.212
Subject(s) - turbidity , groundwater , environmental science , nitrate , alkalinity , overexploitation , urbanization , water quality , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , water resource management , chemistry , geology , ecology , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , biology
Groundwater is a primary source for drinking and domestic use in urban centers of Pakistan. The continuingprocess of urbanization and the recent rising trend in urban population is leading to overexploitation of groundwater inthe study area. Present research explains the groundwater quality status in Sargodha city, Punjab. In this area, the urbanpopulation has almost doubled since 2000. Present study focuses on physicochemical parameters of groundwatersamples collected from pre-determined boreholes in Sargodha city. One hundred water samples were collected throughrandom proportionate sampling method from the city. The standard laboratory water sample analysis was performed todetermine water quality parameters like TDS, EC, PH, alkalinity, turbidity, taste, odor, drinkability, hardness, ironsulfate, nitrate, calcium, magnesium and chloride. The analysis results revealed that the values of turbidity, EC,chloride, sulfate alkalinity, hardness, TDS are higher than the permissible limits of WHO while the magnesium and pHconcentrations are below the permissible range for drinking water. The amount of nitrate and iron were found in traces.Geospatial maps for different elements were generated using GIS software in order to delineate zones of highconcentrations of these parameters in groundwater of the study area.