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Spatial distribution of metals in ground/surface waters in the Chandrapur district (Central India) and their plausible sources

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Title Spatial distribution of metals in ground/surface waters in the
Chandrapur district (Central India) and their plausible sources
 
Creator Satapathy, D R
Salve, P R
Katpatal, Y B
 
Subject Water Quality
Water Pollution
 
Description This study addresses a framework to evaluate
and map environmental hazard with reference to spatial
distribution of major and trace metal contamination and its
relationship with lithology in Chandrapur district of
Maharashtra, India using geospatial, statistical and GIS
tools. In all, 208 ground water and 35 surface water samples
were collected using global positioning system (GPS)
synoptically with satellite imagery IRS P6 LISS III and
were analyzed in ICP-AES. Analytical results reflect the
presence of major and trace metals in ground water in
terms of % as Fe (48%), Mn (12%), Zn (9%), Al (8%), Pb
(7%), Cu (6%), Ni (4%), Cd (3%) and Cr (3%) of the total
average concentration. The contamination is attributed to
weathering of rocks and also to mining activities. Similarly,
surface water contribution of major and trace metals
was found as Al (47.8%), Fe (42.8%), Mn (5.5%), Zn
(2.3%), Pb (0.56%), Ni (0.42%), Cu (0.16%), Cr (0.16%)
and Cd (0.10%) of the total average concentration.
Ordinary kriging interpolation method was adopted to
assess the spatial distribution of different major and trace
metals in groundwater samples with their best model fit
variogram Classical statistical method like principal component
analysis (PCA) was carried out in order to establish
correlation between spatial pattern of metal contamination
and geology of the area in GIS environment. Various surface
and subsurface aspects like landuse/land cover,
structural features, hydrogeology, topography etc were also
considered to ascertain their impact to supplement the
inference of the study.
 
Publisher Springer
 
Date 2009-02
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://neeri.csircentral.net/677/1/2009%20chandrapur%20metals%20groundwater.pdf
Satapathy, D R and Salve, P R and Katpatal, Y B (2009) Spatial distribution of metals in ground/surface waters in the Chandrapur district (Central India) and their plausible sources. Environmental Geology, 56 (7). pp. 1323-1352. ISSN 0943-0105 (Print) 1432-0495 (Online)
 
Relation http://link.springer.com/journal/254
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