GROUNDWATER QUALITY ANALYSIS IN AND AROUND BIDADI INDUSTRIAL AREA, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA

M. Inayathulla, R. Madhusudhan

Abstract: The water quality index (WQI) is a single number that expresses the quality of water by integrating the water quality variables. The purpose is to provide a simple and concise method for expressing the water quality for different usage. The present work deals with the monitoring of variation of seasonal ground water quality index of ground water for Bidadi industrial area in Bangalore, Karnataka state of India. For calculating the WQI the following 12 physico-chemical parameters such as pH, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Alkalinity, Chlorides, Total Hardness, Turbidity, Fluoride, Iron, Calcium, Sodium, Sulphate and Nitrates have been considered. The water quality index value of ground water was 51.176. In the present investigation the quality of water was found to be good in and around Bidadi industrial area

Keywords: Ground Water, Physico-Chemical Parameters, Water Quality Index, Water Quality Standards

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0530018