Groundwater Quality for Drinking Purpose

Groundwater Quality for Drinking Purpose book depends on the measurement of groundwater quality in laboratory by using scientific methods suggested by APHA and standardized with the recommendations suggested by WHO. This book fulfills the need of today's society. The subject is related with environmental issues and environmental pollution problems about drinking water. In this book information given is mainly focused on the issues on groundwater quality for drinking purpose in the baramati tahsil area. Book in written in eleven chapters. Total pages of book are 192. First chapter gave the current situation about global water quality. In this chapter provided the data about availability of water and per capita distribution of water on the globe. In the chapter second groundwater scenario of India is specified. Hydrogeological setup of India and groundwater levels in various season is explained. Rainfall variation in various parts of India and total availability of water is given. Chapter three gives information of groundwater quality in Maharashtra. In this chapter climate and rainfall of Maharashtra is specified with categorization of watersheds in various areas of Maharashtra. Groundwater quality of Pune district is given in chapter four. Hydrogeological condition in Pune district is explained in the chapter four. This information will be very useful for readers of this book. Data of water levels of each tahsil of pune districts is given in the tabular form. Groundwater scenario of Baramati tahsil is given in the chapter five. The location of Baramati tahsil is shown by map, climate and rainfall of Baramati area are explained. Geomorphology and drainage system of Baramati tahsil area is given graphically, which is very rare information to readers. Chapter six contributes information about groundwater pollution issues. Different water related diseases found and number of people's death due to the water pollution problems found in various parts of globe. Groundwater sampling is done by using scientific method suggested for water sample collection is given in chapter seven. Selection of groundwater sampling sites, sampling frequency and sampling methods for water collection for analysis is given. Chapter eight is devoted for water analysis in the laboratory. In this chapter how various physical, chemical, biological parameters detected is specified with detail experimental procedures. In the chapter nine groundwater quality for drinking purpose in Baramati tahsil area, data is given graphically. The data of four seasons of successive two years are presented here. This graphical presentation gives clear information about the quality of drinking water in Baramati Tahsil area. In the graphical data physical parameters, chemical parameters, biological parameters, contamination of organic matters, statistical analysis of physico-chemical parameters, correlation coefficient of data, groundwater quality standards suggested by WHO and BIS for drinking purpose, water quality index and remediation for chemical and microbiological contaminations of groundwater is explained in details. In the remediation method boiling of contaminated groundwater, chlorination of contaminated groundwater, reverse osmosis filtration system, ultraviolet disinfection, purification of water by using RO, UV, UF, TDS controller were elucidated. Spatio-temporal variations in groundwater quality for drinking purpose is contributed in chapter ten. In this chapter spatio-temporal variation in various physical, chemical and biological parameters are prescribed. Effect of various parameters on health of human is specified with respect to its excess quantity and deficiency of particular ions. Chapter eleven gives details about report of groundwater quality for drinking purpose and recommendations for use of water for drinking purpose of human.