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Universal Journal of Chemistry(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 3(1), pp. 27 - 47
DOI: 10.13189/ujc.2015.030104
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Statistical Assessment of Physico-chemical Parameters of Water from Bore Holes and Shallow Wells in Agateeswaram and Kalkulam Taluks of Kanyakumari District, India
A. M. Alice Margret 1, A. Amal Raj 2,*, T. Citarasu 3, C. Nirmala Louis 4
1 Department of Chemistry, Udaya School of Engineering, India
2 St. Jerome鈥檚 College, India
3 Centre for Marine Science & Technology, Manonmanium Sundaranar University, India
4 Research Center in Physics, Holy Cross College, India
ABSTRACT
A systematic study has been carried out to explore physico-chemical parameters of drinking water from bore holes and shallow wells in five different stations (sites) of Agasteeswaram and Kalkulam Taluks in Kanyakumari District of South India. Water samples from bore holes and shallow wells in five stations were collected and analyzed for temperature, pH, turbidity, alkalinity, hardness, salinity, fluoride, chloride, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, BOD, electrical conductivity, total nitrogen, nitrate, sulphate, ammonia, phosphate, total phosphorus, sodium, potassium and oxidation & reduction potential. Comparative studies of parameters in different stations and in different Taluks were also carried out. The physico-chemical parameters were analyzed and the results were compared with water quality standards described by WHO. Statistical techniques, calculation of basic statistics, Correlation matrix, Hierarchical Cluster analysis were simultaneously applied to the physico-chemical parameters of water samples taken from in different stations and in different Taluks. The above study will be useful to know the water quality and their fitness for drinking purposes at various stations undertaken. Overall water quality was found satisfactory for drinking purpose without prior treatment.
KEYWORDS
Bore Hole, Shallow Well, Agasteeswaram Taluk, Kalkulam Taluk, Physico-chemical Parameters, Basic Statistics, Correlation Matrix, Hierarchical Cluster Analysis
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[1] A. M. Alice Margret , A. Amal Raj , T. Citarasu , C. Nirmala Louis , "Statistical Assessment of Physico-chemical Parameters of Water from Bore Holes and Shallow Wells in Agateeswaram and Kalkulam Taluks of Kanyakumari District, India," Universal Journal of Chemistry(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 27 - 47, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/ujc.2015.030104.
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A. M. Alice Margret , A. Amal Raj , T. Citarasu , C. Nirmala Louis (2015). Statistical Assessment of Physico-chemical Parameters of Water from Bore Holes and Shallow Wells in Agateeswaram and Kalkulam Taluks of Kanyakumari District, India. Universal Journal of Chemistry(CEASE PUBLICATION), 3(1), 27 - 47. DOI: 10.13189/ujc.2015.030104.