QUALITY OF GROUND WATER OF JAIPUR CITY, RAJASTHAN (INDIA) AND ITS SUITABILITY FOR DOMESTIC AND IRRIGATION PURPOSE

R.K. Tatawat
2008 Applied Ecology and Environmental Research  
Tatawat -Singh Chandel: Quality of ground water of Jaipur city and its suitability for domestic and irrigation purpose -79 -APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 6(2): 79-88. Abstract: The groundwater quality of Jaipur city experienced degradation due to rapid urbanization and industrialization. The hydrochemical investigation in the present study is restricted to the major ions concentrations, distributions, their relative abundance, and the pattern of the variability in groundwater
more » ... try. On the basis of the groundwater chemistry an evaluation of groundwater for domestic and irrigation uses is established. Eleven ground water samples were collected from Jaipur City, Rajasthan (India) from different hand pumps to study the chemical parameter, such as pH, EC, Total Hardness, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Carbonate, Bicarbonate, Sulphate, and Chloride, with the help of standard method of APHA during pre-monsoon (
doi:10.15666/aeer/0602_079088 fatcat:hpzkjxxhv5awteh3l2zs4vjmcm