Groundwater Quality Characterization of Fatehpur (Rajasthan, India) Through Physicochemical and Correlation Studies

Urmila Barwar,^{1 *} D.D. Gudesaria², H.S. Bhandari³, R.P. Mathur¹

¹Werner Laboratory, Govt. Dungar P.G. College, Bikaner, India.

²P. G. Department of Chemistry, S.K. Govt. College, Sikar, India.

³G. C. R. C. Govt. Dungar P.G. College, Bikaner, India.

Corresponding author Email: ddgudesaria@gmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.6.1.14

Abstract:

The present work deals with a statistical and correlation analysis various physicochemical indices of groundwater in Fatehpur (district Sikar), Rajasthan, India. In now day’s water quality is a big challenging issue due to vastly increasing population, industrialization and over exploitation.  Groundwater samples were collected from the different sites of study area, they analyzed for their physicochemical parameters such as fluoride, nitrate, EC, TDS, TH, TA, temperature, turbidity, dissolved oxygen,  calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, carbonate, chloride, bicarbonate, sodium and potassium. The study was carried out to demonstrate the utility of multivariate data analyses statistical techniques in characterization and classification of groundwater chemistry. Multivariate models like correlation and regression have been applied for characterization and classification of groundwater.  The physicochemical parameters play a valuable role in classifying and assessing of groundwater quality. The results were compared with the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) and WHO standard and suggested that water is highly polluted in study area, so before using proper treatment is required.

Keywords:

Correlation; Fatehpur; Fluoride; Groundwater Quality; Physicochemical Parameters; Regression

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