Assessment of Water Quality Index (WQI) of Groundwater in Rajkot District, Gujarat, India

dc.contributor.author	Krishan, Gopal
dc.contributor.author	Singh, Surjeet
dc.contributor.author	Kumar, C. P.
dc.contributor.author	Gurjar, Suman
dc.contributor.author	Ghosh, N. C.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-07-18T11:55:06Z
dc.date.available	2019-07-18T11:55:06Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.citation	J Earth Sci Clim Change 2016, 7:3	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://117.252.14.250:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3141
dc.description.abstract	Water quality index (WQI) of groundwater based on the data of 27 samples collected from Rajkot district, Gujarat was assessed using seven parameters viz. pH, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Hardness, Fluoride, Chloride, Sulphate and Nitrate. The WQI value 98 is maximum and the value 27 is minimum in the study area. The computed WQI shows that 51.8% of water sample fall in the ‘good’ to ‘excellent’ water category. On the other hand, 48.2% of water samples fall in the ‘fair’ to ‘poor’ category indicating that the water is not suitable for direct consumption and require treatment. After treatment, the water can be used for drinking purpose.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	OMICS	en_US
dc.subject	Water quality index	en_US
dc.subject	Groundwater	en_US
dc.subject	Rajkot	en_US
dc.subject	Gujarat	en_US
dc.title	Assessment of Water Quality Index (WQI) of Groundwater in Rajkot District, Gujarat, India	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US