Physico-Chemical Analysis of Groundwater of Shekhawati Vicinity of Rajasthan (Pre-Monsoon)
Hari Ram *
Department of Chemistry, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur (Raj), India.
N. P. Lamba
Department of Chemistry, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur (Raj), India.
Praveen Kumar
Department of Chemistry, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur (Raj), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The Shekhawati regions constitute of Sikar, Neemkathana and Khandela areas of Rajasthan where actually exist various types of groundwater problems. Due to this reason, there are various diseases found in these regions such as Fluorosis, methaemoglobinaemia etc. For this purpose, samples from the Shekhawati region in Rajasthanwere first collected and subsequently various parameters such as pH, EC, TDS, Total Hardness, Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, Magnesium Hardness, Chloride content, NO3-content, F-content were determined. The study showed that many of the all given parameters were either lower or higher than the ideal limits prescribed by WHO and ISI and are causing health problems to the people living in the region.
Keywords: Groundwater, physico-chemical parameters, Shekhawati region