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Assessment of Ground Water Quality Status by Using Water Quality Index Method in Orissa, India

@article{Reza2010AssessmentOG,
  title={Assessment of Ground Water Quality Status by Using Water Quality Index Method in Orissa, India},
  author={Rizwan Reza and Gurdeep Singh},
  journal={World applied sciences journal},
  year={2010},
  volume={9},
  pages={1392-1397}
}

• R. Reza, Gurdeep Singh
• Published 2010
• Environmental Science
• World applied sciences journal

An attempt has been made to understand the ground water quality by using water quality index (WQI) in Angul-Talcher region of Orissa. WQI, a technique of rating water quality, is an effective tool to assess spatial and temporal changes in ground water quality. Twenty four groundwater samples were collected from open and tube wells during summer and post-monsoon seasons. Water quality index rating was carried out to quantify overall ground water quality status of the area. The values of WQI have been affected mainly by the concentration of dissolved ions (F , NO , Ca and Mg ) in ground water. The values of WQI of the samples - 2+ 2+ 3 were found in the range of 14-57 in summer season while it was 19-67 in post-monsoon season. The higher concentration of dissolved solids during post monsoon samples exhibits poor quality of water as compared to summer season. It may be due to more seepage and movement of ground water during post-monsoon.