Análisis de escenarios de contaminación por fluoruro en el agua subterránea en Kerala

Publicado 2023-01-25
Sección Research Articles

Autores/as

  • Saranya Jeyalakshmi University of Windsor
  • Sahila Beegum University of Nebraska-Lincoln

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7770/safer-V10N1-art2475

Resumen

The Kerala State is a narrow strip of land in the southwest of India,with the Arabian Sea on the west and the Western Ghats in the east. Recent studies related to contaminant transport in the soil and groundwater in Kerala have reported Fluoride contamination in the aquifers. Due to the poor quality of the surface water sources in the state, the majority of the population in the state depends on groundwater resources for domestic and agricultural uses. When using groundwater for domestic purposes, it is highly important to analyzethe quality of the groundwater. This study focuses on the analysis of the Fluoride transport in the soil and groundwater intwo different lithological units(laterite and coastal alluvium)in the State. The study concluded that the aquifer in coastal alluvium formation is more susceptible to Fluoride contamination compared to the laterite formation.