The present study deals with the physico-chemical characteristics of ground water quality. Such a water samples were collected from different identified bore wells for the purpose of studying the quality of groundwater during May 2014. The bore wells from which the samples were collected are extensively used for drinking purpose. It has been proved from the present investigation findings that value of few parameters are pH,TDS, Total Hardness, Calcium, Sulphate, Chloride, Salinity, and Iron fall out of the permissible range with reference to WHO guideline levels for drinking water. The most serious pollution threat to groundwater is from TDS, Total Hardness, salinity, Calcium, chloride and Fe, which are associated with sewage and pollution of tannery waste. Hence, suggested to take proper care to avoid contamination of groundwater pollution through periodic monitoring of the water quality.

1. Impact Of Municipal Solid Waste Dump On
Ground Water Quality in kattamanchi, chittoor
district ,A.P.
Vengalam mahendra

2. Objective
• Main objective to is to study the impact of
Municipal Solid Waste Dump On Ground
water samples through physical and chemical
parameters
• When physical analysis test for turbidity, total
solids(TS),total dissolved solids(TDS) and
total suspended solids (TSS)
• Chemical test includes determination of pH
and hardness

3. Introduction
• Water comes form different sources such as
rivers, lakes,ponds,wells and tube wells.
• In all consumptions the quality of water is a
very important.
• For cities and towns, water is taken form rivers
and other surface water bodies but rural areas
wells and tube wells used mostly.

4. Cont.,
• The quality of water mainly depends on the
solid strata, percolates and nature of aquifers
• Ground water is principal source of drinking
water

5. Solid waste dump
• Solid waste dump contains non liquid, non
soluble material.
• Solid water also sewage sludge, agricultural
refuse demolition water, and mining residues.
• Municipal solid waste has biodegradable
waste, recyclable materials, inert waste,
hazardous waste and biomedical waste

6. parameters
• Ground water samples analysis through physical,
chemical and bacteriological parameters
• When physical analysis test for turbidity, total
solids(TS),total dissolved solids(TDS) and total
suspended solids (TSS)
• Chemical test includes determination of pH and
hardness
• As bacteriological analysis test for most probable
number(MPN),and standard plate count(SPC).

7. Site map

8. Site selection
SL.No SAMPLE CODE LOCATION OF WATER SAMPLE
1 W1 Ground water from open well near the solid waste dumping
depot
2 W2 Ground water from open well far from the solid waste
dumping depot
3 W3 Ground water from open well near the solid waste dumping
depot
4 W4 Ground water from open well far from the solid waste
dumping depot
5 TW1 Ground water from tube well far from the solid waste
dumping depot
6 TW2 Ground water from tube well near the solid waste dumping
depot

9.  Methods used for estimation of Physico-Chemical parameters

10. Sr.
No.
Parameters
Permissible
Limits
(WHO,
1971)
Open
Well
(OW1)
Near the
Dumping
site
Open
Well
(OW2)
Open
Well
(OW3)
Near the
dumping
site
Open
well
(OW4)
Tube
Well-1
(TW1)
Tube
Well-2
(TW2)
Near the
Dumping
site
1 pH 6.5-9.2 6.8 7.0 6.5 7.0 7.1 6.7
2. Hardness(mg/l) 600 269 315 422 217 323 405
3. Ca (mg/l) 75 130 66 109 72 78 156
4. Mg (mg/l) 50 80 29.5 24 15 29 66
5. TDS (mg/l) --- 1832 385 1460 380 398 1678
6. EC(µS/cm) 1000 900 886 1250 1135 960 1100
7. Turbidity(NTU) 5-25NTU 21.5 15.1 21.4 16 17 21.3
Results

11. Results and Discussion
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Max
limit
Min
limit
W1 W2 W3 W4 WT1 WT2
pH value of water sources
pH value of water
sources
Inference:
The purpose of finding the pH value is to
determine whether the water is acidic or
alkaline in nature. Here we can observe
that all pH values of water samples were in
the permissible limits. The lowest pH was
recorded for W3,W1,WT1 samples located
near solid waste dumping areas which is
attributed to the percolation of solid waste
leachate. It was slight alkaline (7.1) at
open well 1 (WT1)

12. 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Max
limit
W1 W2 W3 W4 WT1 WT2
Total Hardness in water sources
Total Hardness in water
sources
Inference:
The classification of groundwater based
on total hardness (TH). In these water
samples shows that a majority of samples
fall in the Hard water category (150-300)
& very hard water category (>300)
Total Hardness mg/L No.of. samples Description
0-75 Nill Soft
75-150 Nill Moderately hard
150-300 02 Hard
>300 04 Very hard

13. 0
500
1000
1500
2000
W1 W2 W3 W4 WT1 WT2
Total dissolved solids in water
sources
Total dissolved solids
in water sources
Inference:
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) are the total
amount of mobile charged ions, including
minerals, salts or metals dissolved in a
given volume of water (mg/L).here
samples w2,w4 & WT1 shown below
500mg/L of TDS indicating Non-saline
Which can be used for drinking water.
Reaming samples found to be Slightly
saline i.e.,(1000-2000)mg/L.
TDS mg/L No.of. samples Description
<500 03 Non-saline
500-1000 Nill Non-saline
1000-2000 03 Slightly saline
>2000 Nill Moderately saline

14. 0
50
100
150
200
250
Max
limit
W1 W2 W3 W4 WT1WT2
Calcium content in water
sampled
Calcium content in
water sampled
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Max
limit
W1 W2 W3 W4 WT1 WT2
Magnesium content in water
sampled
Magnesium content
in water sampled
Inference:
Calcium is an essential nutrition element for
human being and aids in maintaining the
structure of plant cells and Soils. The value of
calcium of all the samples varies in the range of 66
to 156 mg/l. Three samples have higher calcium
value than the permissible value (>75)
Inference:
The permissible limit of the magnesium value
in the groundwater is 50 mg/l according to the
WHO standards. Here 2 samples have high
value than the permissible value (>50)

15. 0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
max W1 W2 W3 W4 WT1 WT2
Electrical conductivity μS/cm
Electrical conductivity
μS/cm
Inference:
The electrical conductance value of all the
samples varies in the range of 886 to 1250
μS/cm . Maximum electrical conductivity
was found in the sample W3 (1250) and
minimum value was found in sample W2
(886).So 3 samples in good in nature.
Electrical
conductivity μS/cm
No.of. samples Description
<500 Nill
Excellent
500-1000 03
Good
1000-2000 03
Doubtful
>2000 Nill
Unsuitable

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