PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL QUALITY OF MAILSI CITY GROUNDWATER

Authors

  • S. Abbas Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • A. Mashiatullah Isotope Application Division, Directorate of Technology, PINSTECH, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • A. Javed Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • M. S. Khan Isotope Application Division, Directorate of Technology, PINSTECH, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • S. Saleem Department of Environmental Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Quality of groundwater samples in Mailsi city of district Vehari was assessed using physico-chemical and chemical parameters. Twenty seven (27) groundwater samples were collected for physico-chemical and major ion analysis. Absence of carbonate ions (CO3 -2 ) in all groundwater samples indicates presence of limestone dissolution giving rise to bicarbonate. Piper diagram reveals dominance with Ca-Mg-type of water in the studied area. pH of all samples were within WHO guidelines. The mean value of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) for Mailsi groundwater is 755.1 mg/L having a range of 272 to 1667mg/L. The TDS for majority of samples lies above the guideline values as defined by the WHO. Twenty two (22) percent samples exhibit high nitrate levels; consumption of water samples with high nitrate content may produce harmful effects in children.

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26-05-2014

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S. Abbas, A. Mashiatullah, A. Javed, M. S. Khan, and S. Saleem, “PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL QUALITY OF MAILSI CITY GROUNDWATER”, The Nucleus, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 199–205, May 2014.

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