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Groundwater is indeed vital for ecosystems and socio-economic stability. It supports the growth of plants and provides habitats for various organisms, contributing to ecological balance. Additionally, it serves as a reliable source of drinking water for communities and fuels agricultural activities, thereby enhancing socio-economic stability within nations. Presently, the rapid extension of anthropogenic activities including urbanization, industrialization and agricultural modernization has been continuously deteriorating the physicochemical qualities of underground water resulting adverse effect on human health and environment respectively. The industrial wastes are the principal factors for the degradation of groundwater quality as this act like a source of heavy metal pollutant. This research focused on the assessment of Heavy metal contents in groundwater and its impact on human health and surrounding environment of industrial areas in South Kamrup Region of Assam, India. To achieve this goal, samples of groundwater are collected from various industrial sites of Palasbari,Bijoynagar, Mirza, Loharghat, Rani and Dharapur area of south Kamrup in pre monsoon season, January, 2024 and are analyzed for physiochemical properties such as pH, TDS ( Total dissolve Solids) and major Heavy metal contents (As, Cd, Pb, Mn,)in laboratory by applying FL/SOP/ICPMS-01 method based on APHA 23rd Ed.2017 at FARE LABS private Limited, M.G road, Gurugram. Result shows that heavy metals concentration in all groundwater samples is fall under the current drinking water standard given by WHO, 2022. Findings show that the maximum HPI (Heavy Metal Pollution Index) value is estimated from the ground water sample of Mirza is greater than 90 (>90). Thus, it is perceived that the ground water of Mirza is moderately contaminated while remaining sampling sites fall under low heavy metal contamination category (HPI, < 90). In addition to this, maximum TDS value and pH value were detected from Palasbari is 230 ppm and Mirza that is 8.1 respectively. Consequently, in order to show the heavy metal contents, TDS and pH values, groundwater maps are prepared using ArcGIS software.

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Assessing Heavy Metal Contents in Groundwater of South Kamrup Region (Assam), India and Its Impact on Human Health and Environment Using GIS

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    2025年

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  • Jayakrishna Bhuyan,
  • Snehasish Choudhury,
  • Dharitri Choudhury

摘要

Groundwater is indeed vital for ecosystems and socio-economic stability. It supports the growth of plants and provides habitats for various organisms, contributing to ecological balance. Additionally, it serves as a reliable source of drinking water for communities and fuels agricultural activities, thereby enhancing socio-economic stability within nations. Presently, the rapid extension of anthropogenic activities including urbanization, industrialization and agricultural modernization has been continuously deteriorating the physicochemical qualities of underground water resulting adverse effect on human health and environment respectively. The industrial wastes are the principal factors for the degradation of groundwater quality as this act like a source of heavy metal pollutant. This research focused on the assessment of Heavy metal contents in groundwater and its impact on human health and surrounding environment of industrial areas in South Kamrup Region of Assam, India. To achieve this goal, samples of groundwater are collected from various industrial sites of Palasbari,Bijoynagar, Mirza, Loharghat, Rani and Dharapur area of south Kamrup in pre monsoon season, January, 2024 and are analyzed for physiochemical properties such as pH, TDS ( Total dissolve Solids) and major Heavy metal contents (As, Cd, Pb, Mn,)in laboratory by applying FL/SOP/ICPMS-01 method based on APHA 23rd Ed.2017 at FARE LABS private Limited, M.G road, Gurugram. Result shows that heavy metals concentration in all groundwater samples is fall under the current drinking water standard given by WHO, 2022. Findings show that the maximum HPI (Heavy Metal Pollution Index) value is estimated from the ground water sample of Mirza is greater than 90 (>90). Thus, it is perceived that the ground water of Mirza is moderately contaminated while remaining sampling sites fall under low heavy metal contamination category (HPI, < 90). In addition to this, maximum TDS value and pH value were detected from Palasbari is 230 ppm and Mirza that is 8.1 respectively. Consequently, in order to show the heavy metal contents, TDS and pH values, groundwater maps are prepared using ArcGIS software.