Open AccessQuality Assessment of Groundwater of Barind Area, Bangladesh using Integrated Hydrochemical Method
Author(s) -
M. Hossain Ali,
M. H. Zaman,
Md. Aminul Islam,
P. K. Biswas,
Nazmun Nahar Karim,
M. A. Kader
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of advances in agricultural research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-8864
DOI - 10.9734/ajaar/2021/v16i430181
Subject(s) - total dissolved solids , alkalinity , groundwater , nitrate , water quality , irrigation , environmental science , manganese , potassium , chloride , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , chemistry , geology , agronomy , ecology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , biology
The study was conducted for assessing water quality for drinking and irrigation purposes of groundwater sources. Total 50 water samples were collected from different locations of Nachol and Niamatpurupazilla of Chapainawabgonj and Naogaon district in January 2019 and January 2020. Water quality parameters like pH, electrical conductivity (Ec), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), sodium (Na), potassium (K), total hardness (TH), alkalinity, sulphate (SO4), nitrate (NO3), nitrite (NO2), ammonia (NH4), phosphate (PO4), chloride (Cl), dissolved oxygen (DO), and total dissolved solids (TDS) were analyzed in the laboratory. All the analyzed parameters were compared with national and international drinking and irrigation water quality standards to understand the overall groundwater quality status of the study area. The study showed that the water samples of almost all the locations were suitable for consumption and irrigation.