Evaluation of groundwater suitability for domestic, irrigational, and industrial purposes: a case study from Thirumanimuttar river basin, Tamilnadu, India (original) (raw)

A baseline study involving analyses of subsurface water samples from the Mingoa river basin (longitude: 11˚30′E; latitude: 3˚52′N) in migmatitic complex in Yaounde Cameroon (central Africa) was carried out to assess their suitability for drinking, domestic and agricultural purposes. Study results show that pH is ranged between 5.1≤ pH ≤ 5.8 and then, induces acidic waters. Groundwater samples are generally characterized by low conductivity values, of which 100% are within the range (55 ≤ EC ≤ 1500 µS/cm). The mean values of the major cations (Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , Na + , K + ) and anions ( , Cl -, 3 ) are all within the World Health Organization (WHO) standards. Two of the springs sampled have nitrate ( 3 ) contamination. Even though 3 2 4 SO  HCO  