Metal contents in the ground waters of Tharparkar district, Sindh, Pakistan with special focus on arsenic

An integrated study was carried out to assess the ground water quality of Thar Desert, with exclusive focus on arsenic contamination, as ground water is the main source of drinking water in that area. Overall ninety nine (99) water samples were randomly collected from thirty three (33) different loc...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of scientific and industrial research. Series A: physical sciences 2012-01, Vol.55 (1), p.49-56
Main Authors: Rashid, U. (Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Labs., Karachi (Pakistan). Center for Environmental Studies), Alvi, S.K. (Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Labs., Karachi (Pakistan). Center for Environmental Studies), Perveen, F. (Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Labs., Karachi (Pakistan). Center for Environmental Studies), Khan, F.A, Bhutto, S, Siddiqui, I, Bano, A, Usmani, T.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ARSENIC
Chemical properties
Composition
Contamination
Environmental aspects
GROUNDWATER
HEAVY METALS
Identification and classification
PAKISTAN
WATER ANALYSIS
Water chemistry
WATER HARDNESS
WATER POLLUTION
WATER QUALITY
Water, Underground
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Summary:An integrated study was carried out to assess the ground water quality of Thar Desert, with exclusive focus on arsenic contamination, as ground water is the main source of drinking water in that area. Overall ninety nine (99) water samples were randomly collected from thirty three (33) different locations of District Tharparker and surveyed for arsenic (As) and other metals of' potential concern in drinking water samples like iron (Fe), calcium (Ca), copper (Cu) and zinc(/n). (;round water samples of two villages namely, Murid Khan Umarani and Khan Khanjar Reham have been found contaminated with As concentration present above 10 ppb while in the rest of the samples, As concentration is within the maximum permissible limit of all existing standards and has been found within narrow variations. I his high profile of As in ground water is due to geochemical deposition of As in the Vicinity. The quality of 76% of samples have been found to be extremely deteriorated due to the presence of high dissolved solids and hardness, making water unfit for drinking purposes
ISSN:2221-6413
2223-2559
DOI:10.52763/PJSIR.PHYS.SCI.55.1.2012.49.56