Geochemical characterisation and geostatistical evaluation of groundwater suitability: a case study in Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu, India

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Masilamani Palanisamy
Thanuja Krishnan R
Abdul Rahaman S
Killivalavan Jothiramalingam
Ilakiya Thiyagarajan
Siva Kumar P
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[1] Bharathidasan University,Department of Geography
[2] Bangalore University,Department of Geography
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Hydrogeochemistry; Groundwater quality; Water quality index; Multivariate statistics;
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Groundwater is a naturally occurring potential source for drinking, irrigation, agricultural and industrial purposes. The population growth and accelerated development of industries and agriculture activity degrade groundwater quality. The groundwater quality of an area was determined by the physical and chemical parameters, influenced by geology, soil, land use, land cover and anthropogenic activities. Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu has been selected as a study area with a total geographical area of around 1757 km2. In the study area, groundwater quality decreases due to the usage of chemical fertilisers and pesticides in agricultural land and mining activities. So, the hydrogeochemical assessment will help to determine the groundwater suitability for drinking. Forty-eight groundwater samples were collected from the study area during the pre-monsoon (July 2021) and post-monsoon season (January 2022). Samples were analysed using the standard methods prescribed by the American Public Health Association for pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, carbonate, bicarbonate, chloride, sulphate, nitrate and fluoride. The spatial distribution of major physiochemical parameters is mapped using the inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation technique. The evaluation of hydrochemical facies from piper plots revealed that the major cation and anion were in the order of Ca2+  > Mg2+  > Na+  > K+ and Cl−  > HCO3−  > SO42−  > NO3− in both seasons, respectively. Further, the plot explains the presence of both permanent and temporary hardness in the groundwater. The evaluation of hydrochemical facies from the piper plot emphasises that the reverse ion exchange controls groundwater chemistry. The assessment of chloro-alkaline indices reveals that the sodium and potassium in groundwater get substituted with magnesium and calcium in the parent rock, which determines the groundwater composition. The values of saturation indices reveal that calcite and dolomite are supersaturated and tend to precipitate. From principal component analysis, the principal components have an eigenvalue of more than 1, containing 79.8% and 79.2% in the total variance in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon, respectively. Most physiochemical parameters like TDS, EC, Na+, Mg2+, Cl− and SO42 − have strong positive loading and are responsible for the changes in groundwater chemistry. Finally, the calculation of the water quality index identified that groundwater quality in post-monsoon tends to decline compared to pre-monsoon.
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