Sumangala, K N; Dr.Sujatha, C H(Cochin University Of Science And Technology, December , 2011)
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Abstract:
People in several parts of the world as well in India countenance an
immense confront to meet the basic needs of water. The crisis is not due to lack of
fresh water but its availability in adequate superiority. Environmental quality
objectives should be developed in order to define acceptable loads on the terrain.
There has been a number of initiatives in water quality monitoring but the next step
towards improving its quality hasn’t taken the required pace. Today, there is a
growing need to create awareness among citizens on the different technologies
available for improving the water quality. Monitoring facilitate to apprehend how
land and water use distress the quality of water and assist in estimating the extent of
pollution. Once these issues are recognized, people can work towards local
solutions to manage the indispensable resource effectively. Ground waters are
extremely precious resources and in many countries together with India they
represent the most important drinking water supply. They are generally
microbiologically pure and, in most cases, they do not need any treatment. This
communiqué is intended to act as a channel on the various paraphernalia and
techniques accessible for groundwater quality assessment and suggesting the
assured precautionary measures to embark on environment management. This
learning is imperative considering that groundwater as the exclusive source of
drinking water in the region which not makes situation alarming but also calls for
immediate attention.
The scope of this work is somewhat vast. Water quality in Ernakulam
district is getting deteriorated due to the fast growth of urbanization. The closure of
several water bodies due to land development and construction prevents infiltration
of rainwater into the ground and hence recharge the aquifers. Most of the aquifers
are getting polluted from the industrial effluents and chemicals and fertilizers used
in agriculture. Such serious issues require proper monitoring of groundwater and
steps are to be taken for remedial measures. This study helps in the total protection
of the rich resource of groundwater and its sustainability. Socio-economic aspect covered could be used for conducting further individual case studies and to suggest
remedial measures on a scientific basis. The specific study taken up for 15 sites can
be further extended to the sources of pollution, especially industrial and agriculture
Description:
Department of Chemical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and
Technology