Temporal Distribution of Uranium and its Correlation with Varied Physicochemical Parameters in the Groundwater Samples of Panipat, Haryana, India

Abstract

The paper presents a detailed study conducted to determine the seasonal comparison of presence of uranium (U) in ground water collected from Panipat district and its inter-correlation with the physicochemical water quality parameters. A systematic and uniform grid sampling approach was implemented for sampling and analysis of U concentration for both the seasons i.e. premonsoon and post-monsoon using LED Fluorimeter. The present study shows that the geometric mean of U concentration in the ground water samples of Panipat region was 22.2 μg/L for postmonsoon and 21.9 μg/L for pre-monsoon season which is less than the permissible limit of 30 μg/L prescribed by World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) and Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS, 2021) as well as recommended limit of 60 μg/L given by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB, 2004). A positive correlation of U was observed with TDS, EC, salinity, Cl^– , total hardness, Mg²⁺ hardness, total alkalinity and HCO₃ ^– in both seasons of Panipat, Haryana.