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Groundwater quality of the Erode taluk was assessed to understand the contamination processes due to the presence of various contaminant sources and the suitability of groundwater for drinking and irrigation purposes. Ten groundwater samples have been collected from Erode taluk of Tamilnadu state of India. Their physicochemical parameters like colour, odour, turbidity, TDS, EC, pH, TA, TH, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, NH3+, NO2+, NO3-, Cl-, F-, SO42-, PO42- and DO were assessed. The results were compared with the drinking water guidelines of Indian Standard (IS) and World Health Organization (WHO). The important constituents that influence the water quality for irrigation such as Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Magnesium Adsorption Ratio (MAR), Kelly’s Ratio (KR) and Soluble Sodium Percentage (SSP) were assessed and compared with standard limits.

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M. Prabahar, S. Saravanaganesh, S. Dineshkumar, & T. Vijayashankar. (2018). Evaluation of ground water quality and its suitability for drinking and agriculture purposes in erode taluk, tamilnadu, india . International Journal of Intellectual Advancements and Research in Engineering Computations, 6(2), 1096–1102. Retrieved from https://ijiarec.com/ijiarec/article/view/607