A comprehensive review of water quality indices (WQIs): history, models, attempts and perspectives

S Chidiac, P El Najjar, N Ouaini, Y El Rayess… - … Science and Bio …, 2023 - Springer
Water quality index (WQI) is one of the most used tools to describe water quality. It is based
on physical, chemical, and biological factors that are combined into a single value that …

Arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater: a review of global scenarios with special reference to India

PK Jha, P Tripathi - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2021 - Elsevier
The groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has threatened the well-being of a
vast number of people worldwide. Countries of South-East Asia, including Bangladesh …

Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS framework

A Ram, SK Tiwari, HK Pandey, AK Chaurasia… - Applied Water …, 2021 - Springer
Groundwater is an important source for drinking water supply in hard rock terrain of
Bundelkhand massif particularly in District Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India. An attempt has …

Groundwater quality monitoring for assessment of pollution levels and potability using WPI and WQI methods from a part of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India

B Ravindra, N Subba Rao… - Environment …, 2023 - Springer
Assessment of pollutants and groundwater quality has attracted much attention worldwide
as it is directly linked to human health. In view of this, groundwater samples were collected …

Water quality index and GIS-based technique for assessment of groundwater quality in Wanaparthy watershed, Telangana, India

SP Vaiphei, RM Kurakalva, DK Sahadevan - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
A comprehensive study of 58 groundwater samples collected in the virgin area of
Wanaparthy watershed (1600 km 2), Telangana, India, to assess the hydrochemistry, quality …

Exploring artificial intelligence techniques for groundwater quality assessment

P Agrawal, A Sinha, S Kumar, A Agarwal, A Banerjee… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Freshwater quality and quantity are some of the fundamental requirements for sustaining
human life and civilization. The Water Quality Index is the most extensively used parameter …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the groundwater geochemistry from a part of west coast of India using statistical methods and water quality index

SK Gaikwad, AK Kadam, RR Ramgir, AS Kashikar… - HydroResearch, 2020 - Elsevier
The study aims to identify the groundwater geochemistry and drinking water suitability
through statistical and water quality index (WQI) approach in Kudal region of Sindhudurg …

Mapping of groundwater salinization and modelling using meta-heuristic algorithms for the coastal aquifer of eastern Saudi Arabia

SI Abba, M Benaafi, AG Usman, DU Ozsahin… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing increase in groundwater (GW) salinization in the coastal aquifers has reached
an alarming socio-economic menace in Saudi Arabia and various places globally due to …

An overview of carcinogenic pollutants in groundwater of India

SK Malyan, R Singh, M Rawat, M Kumar… - Biocatalysis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Groundwater is the major source of freshwater for irrigation, drinking, and sanitation in India.
50% of urban water requirement and 85% of rural domestic water requirements are fulfilled …

Groundwater suitability assessment based on water quality index and hydrochemical characterization of Suri Sadar Sub-division, West Bengal

S Sutradhar, P Mondal - Ecological Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
For irrigation and drinking purposes, groundwater quality should be constantly controlled
such that the proper treatment process can minimize the risk of geochemical pollutants. The …