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Study on Subsurface Water Quality in Mettupalayam Taluk of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu


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1 Department of Civil Engineering, VLB Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore-641 042, T. N., India
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore-641 013, T.N., India
 

Studies were conducted in the year 2002 and 2003, to know the quality of Borewell waters of five stations of Mettupalayam Taluk, Coimbatore district to assess their suitability for drinking and irrigation. The data were analysed with reference to WHO standards, and it was found that the physico-chemical parameters are within the maximum permissible limits. The study area also reveals that ground water of the area is dominated by magnesium and sodium with chloride.
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R. Venkatasubramani
Department of Civil Engineering, VLB Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore-641 042, T. N., India
T. Meenambal
Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore-641 013, T.N., India

Abstract


Studies were conducted in the year 2002 and 2003, to know the quality of Borewell waters of five stations of Mettupalayam Taluk, Coimbatore district to assess their suitability for drinking and irrigation. The data were analysed with reference to WHO standards, and it was found that the physico-chemical parameters are within the maximum permissible limits. The study area also reveals that ground water of the area is dominated by magnesium and sodium with chloride.