Hydro-chemical characterization and irrigation suitability assessment of a tropical decaying river in India.

ABSTRACT: Water pollution is a major concern for a decaying river. Polluted water reduces ecosystem services and human use of rivers. Therefore, the present study aims to assess the irrigation suitability of the Jalangi River water. A total of 34 pre-selected water samples were gathered from the source to the sink of the Jalangi River with an interval of 10 km and one secondary station's data from February 2012 to January 2022 were used for this purpose. The Piper diagram exhibits that the Jalangi River water is Na⁺-HCO₃^- types, and the alkaline earth (Ca²⁺  + Mg²⁺) outperforms alkalises (Na⁺  + K⁺) and weak acids (HCO₃^-  + CO₃^2-) outperform strong acids (Cl^-  + SO

SUBMITTER: Islam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362304 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature