European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT OF BORE WELL WATER SAMPLES FROM DROUGHT PRONE AREA OF MAHARASHTRA INDIA

Dhawale Vijaya Pandurang*, Sahadeo Kondaji Aher and Satish Dhondiba Kulkarni

ABSTRACT

A detailed study was conducted to evaluate the bore well water quality from a drought prone area of Maharashtra (Parner Tahsil, Dist. Ahmednagar) to evaluate the ground water quality. Groundwater samples from bore wells of thirteen sampling stations were analyzed for different physico-chemical parameters. The analytical results shows higher concentration of electrical conductivity, alkalinity and hardness at some sampling stations indicate signs of deterioration but values of pH, total dissolved solids, chloride, calcium, magnesium, sulphate and sodium are within permissible limit as per WHO standards. The correlation co-efficient has been reckoned for the water quality parameters have been obtained which can be used for rapid monitoring of water quality parameters. SAR and % Sodium indicated that ground water is safe and excellent to good for irrigation.

Keywords: Bore well water quality, Physico-chemical parameters, Correlation co- efficient, Drought prone area.