期刊名称：International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences
电子版ISSN：2319-1414
出版年度：2012
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：7-11
语种：English
出版社：International Science Community Association
摘要：The present investigation was carried out to analyse water samples from bored tube wells at different sites along the Budhi Gandak belt from Kanti to Motipur in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar state during winter season (January and February) of 2012. Parameters such as pH, conductivity, TDS, DO, total hardness, alkalinity, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and chloride as well as heavy metals such as Cu, Zn, Fe and As have been studied. TDS of some samples exceeded the maximum permissible limit of WHO. Iron was also found much above the maximum permissible limit of WHO in almost all the samples. Some water samples along Budhi Gandak belt under study had arsenic contamination which even exceeded the maximum permissible limit of WHO. The arsenic contamination in the groundwater of this area is a serious concern for human health.
关键词：Groundwater quality;physico-chemical and heavy metal parameters;Budhi Gandak belt;Kanti to Motipur;Muzaffarpur
