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The groundwater of Ambagarh Chouki, Rajnandgaon, India, shows elevated levels of As and F−, frequently above the WHO guidelines. In this work, the concentrations of As, F−, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−, SO4 2−, HCO3 −, Fe, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in the groundwater of Ambagarh Chouki are described. The sources of dissolved components in the groundwater are investigated using the cluster and factor analysis. Five factors have been identified and linked to processes responsible for the formation of groundwater chemistry. High concentrations of dissolved As seems to be linked to high concentrations of DOC, suggesting reductive dissolution of ferric oxyhydroxides as arsenic mobilization process. Fluoride is found in shallow depth water, presumably as a consequence of evaporation of water and removal of Ca2+ by precipitation of carbonates.
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Introduction
Arsenic and fluoride are toxic elements presenting serious hazards for human health (Hileman 1988; Flanagan et al. 2012). The elevated concentrations of As in groundwater observed in different regions of South Asia is of an increasing concern because a large population is exposed to inorganic As through drinking water, contaminated food, dust, etc. (Chatterjee and Mukherjee 1999; Chakraborti et al. 2003; Acharyya et al. 2005; Patel et al. 2005; Agusa et al. 2006; Baig et al. 2009; Chauhan et al. 2009; Chatterjee et al. 2010; Kar et al. 2010; Kumar et al. 2010; Shukla et al. 2010; Winkel et al. 2011; Rodríguez-Lado et al. 2013). The fluoride contamination of groundwater was reported in several parts of India (Dutta et al. 2006; Meenakshi and Maheshwari 2006; Singh et al. 2007; Sankararamakrishnan et al. 2008; Suthar et al. 2008; Kundu and Mandal 2009; Yadav et al. 2009; Jha et al. 2010; Reddy et al. 2010). The environment of Ambagarh Chouki, Rajnandgaon, India has high levels of As (Acharyya et al. 2005; Patel et al. 2005; Shukla et al. 2010). Consumption of the contaminated water is the principal exposure pathway of As and F− for humans in this region.
The groundwater As contamination in the Ambagarh Chouki block situated in the Rajnandgaon district of the state of Chhattisgarh was first reported by Chakraborti et al. (1999). Groundwater samples from 146 sites, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) tube wells and dug wells in 22 villages of this block were analyzed. Arsenic concentration in tube well water was elevated above the WHO guideline by a factor of more than 10 with concentrations reaching 520 µg l−1, whereas in the dug wells (general depth less than 50 m) As concentrations were as high as 880 µg l−1. Medical study in that village indicated 42 % of adults and 9 % of children are suffering from arsenical skin lesions. Also, epidemiological studies indicated high concentrations of As in urine, hair and nail in respective 89, 75 and 91 % of the village population. In the same area, i.e., at village Kourikasa, Rajnandgaon, district Chhattisgarh, Central India, an extensive study on the groundwater As over a period of 3 years has been conducted (1998–2000) based on the monitoring of As concentrations in hand pumps and dug wells in the region (Pandey et al. 2002).
Arsenic contamination in groundwater at variable concentration levels occurs at small patches in the Ambagarh Chouki block of Rajnandgaon district of the state of Chhattisgarh in Central India (Fig. 1a). Tube well waters are affected by high concentrations of As in some areas confined to N–S trending Dongargarh–Kotri rift zone which exposes the early Proterozoic metavolcanic rocks and co-magmatic granite (Sarkar 1957; Krishnamurthy et al. 1988; Acharyya et al. 2001; Acharyya 2002).
In the Ambagarh Chouki area, there is a rocky basement covered by alluvium, colluvium, and soil. Tube wells tap groundwater in the fracture system in bedrock. Previous studies (Pandey et al. 1999; Deshpande et al. 2010), mentioned panning for gold in the area and the presence of mine dumps around Bodal (20°40′N and 80°46′E), which are located close to Kaurikasa (20°43′9″N and 80°44′7″E), village where severe As–contamination occurs. It was assumed that these factors may have some connection to the source of As in groundwater. Some works also postulated that water in the principal river Sivnath, which flows through the As affected groundwater area, might be contaminated. Thus, Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh state and townships like Rajnandgaon and Drug, located downstream, are likely to be at risk (Pandey et al. 1999). Later studies (Acharyya et al. 2001; Acharyya 2002) found that As pollution of groundwater is restricted to small isolated patches at village scale, and the Sivnath river water has As concentration below 10 µg l−1. The Chhattisgarh basin, located to the east of the Dongargarh rift zone, and exposing mid-late Proterozoic platform-type clastic and carbonate sediments, is totally free of As contamination. Recent investigations (Pandey et al. 2006; Deshpande et al. 2010; Shukla et al. 2010) in the Kourikasa, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, found elevated concentrations of As in the wells located in acid volcanic rocks, close to shear zones as well as in granites.
The aim of the study is to consolidate the information and database on the groundwater resources for exploitation of As and F−-safe drinking water in the affected hotspots in selected areas of Rajnandgaon district, Central India. The specific goal of this project was to develop an approach for targeting As and F−-safe aquifers for drinking purposes to: (1) identify As and other trace element baselines in the region, and (2) to develop a scientific database for the identification of As and F−-safe aquifers. Within the framework of this project, we also aim to use the hydrogeological and geochemical data as a basis for the evaluation of the risks associated with these aquifers, and thereby their sustainability as safe drinking water source.
Materials and methods
Study area
The Kourikasa area covers over ≈500 km2 (20°43′9″N and 80°44′7″E). The sampling locations are shown in Fig. 1b. Total 20 ground water samples in each season from this region were collected in post-monsoon period, November 2010 and pre-monsoon period, May, 2011 as described in the literature (Nielsen and Nielsen 2006).
Analysis
The field parameters, i.e., pH, temperature (T), electrical conductance (EC), dissolved oxygen (DO) and reduction potential (RP) were measured on site. The total hardness (TH) and alkalinity values were analyzed by titration methods (Nollet and De Gelder 2007 ). The total dissolved solid (TDS) value was determined by evaporation of filtered samples (through glass fiber filter) and drying (APHA 2005).
GBC AAS932 equipped with the HG3000 hydride generator was used for the determination of total As. Detection limit of 1 µg l−1 As was routinely achieved and precision for three replicate measurements was better than ±1.0 %.
The CHNSO-IRMS Analyzer by SV Instruments Analytica Pvt. Ltd. was used for analysis of the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). The total dissolved carbon (TDC) was oxidized with O2 at 1020 °C with constant helium flow using WO3 as catalyst. The resulting CO2 was monitored by the conductivity detector. The DOC content was determined by oxidation of the prior HCl-treated water sample as described above. The DIC content was computed by subtracting the DOC from the TDC (DIC = TDC − DOC).
The Dionex DX120 Ion Chromatograph (Dionex Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) equipped with anion separation column (AS9-HC, 250 × 4 mm), cation separation column (CS12A, 250 × 4 mm) and conductivity detector was used for analysis of the principal ions, i.e., Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−, SO4 2− and NO3 −.
Fluoride was determined by Orion Ion Analyzer-720 equipped with the ion-selective electrode using the buffer. The buffer (TISAB-III) solution was added to both samples and standards. TISAB-III was prepared by dissolving 300 g sodium citrate (FW = 294), 22 g of 1,2-cyclohexanediamine N,N,N,N- tetra-acetic acid (CDTA) and 60 g of NaCl in a volume of 1000 ml of water (pH 5.0–5.5). The TISAB-III regulated, adjusted and masked the ionic strength of the solutions, the pH and interferences by polyvalent cations such as Al(III), Fe(III) and Si(IV), respectively. In the solution, CDTA formed stable complexes with polyvalent metal cations which were more stable than metal–fluoride complexes. The electrode was selective for the F− ions by several orders of magnitude.
The exchangeable sodium ratio (ESR), sodium hazard (SH), magnesium hazard(MH) and water quality index (WQI) were computed for rating of the water quality. The ESP, and SH values are calculated as follows:
where all ions are expressed in meq l−1.
Magnesium plays important role in irrigation water, and magnesium hazard (MH) is calculated using following equation.
where all ions are expressed in mol l−1.
Ten parameters, i.e., pH, EC, DO, hardness, alkalinity, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−, NO3 − and SO4 2− were selected for evaluation of WQI using the standard values recommended by BIS and WHO. The weighed arithmetic method was used for calculation of the WQI of the groundwater with the help of the following expression.
where
q n = Quality rating of the nth water quality parameter, V n = Estimated value of the nth parameter of a given water, S n = Standard permissible value of the nth parameter, V io = Ideal value of the nth parameter of pure water (i.e., 0 for all other parameters except pH and dissolved oxygen (7.0 and 14.6 mg l−1, respectively), W n = Unit weight for the nth parameter, K = Proportionality constant.
Multivariate statistics (i.e., Cluster and Factor analysis) was used to differentiate the water samples on the basis of their composition and origin (Simeonov et al. 2003; Boyacioglu and Boyacioglu 2008). The software STATISTICA 7.1 window was used for the statistical analysis.
Results and discussion
Physical characteristics of tube well and groundwater
The physico-chemical characteristics of the groundwater are summarized in Table 1. All tube wells in the study area are deeper, ranging from 52 to 90 m. The age of tube wells was in the range of 1–20 Years. Temperature was ranging from 27.1 to 27.6 °C with a mean value of 27.3 ± 0.2 °C.
In this study, pH values of groundwater ranged from 6.4 to 7.9 with a mean value of 6.8 ± 0.1. The EC and TDS values ranged from 940 to 1427 µS cm−1 and 574 to 5373 mg l−1 with mean values of 1192 ± 84 µS cm−1 and 2323 ± 595 mg l−1, respectively. The EC value correlated well (r = 0.88) with the sum of total concentration of groundwater ions, Σions (i.e., Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, F−, Cl−, NO3 −, SO4 2− and HCO3 −). Among 20 tube wells studied, the highest EC and TDS values were recorded in tube well no. 19. The mean EC and TDS value of groundwater in the studied area was found to be two- and fourfolds higher than the respective permissible limit of 300 µS cm−1 and 500 mg l−1 (BIS 2003; WHO 2011). The RP and DO value of the water ranged from 240 to 392 mV and 4.1 to 7.3 mg l−1 with mean values of 334 ± 17 mV and 4.8 ± 0.3 mg l−1, respectively. The alkalinity of the water ranged from 209 to 742 mg l−1 with a mean value of 514 mg l−1 as CaCO3. The alkalinity value of water in all tube wells was found to be higher than the recommended value of 120 mg l−1 (BIS 2003; WHO 2011).
Hardness is a term relating to the concentrations of certain metallic ions in water, particularly Mg and Ca, and is usually expressed as a concentration of dissolved calcite (CaCO3). Durfor and Becker (1964) developed the following classification for water hardness: soft water, 0–60 mg l−1; moderately hard water, 61–120 mg l−1; hard water, 121–180 mg l−1; and very hard water, over 180 mg l−1. The total hardness of the water ranged from 103 to 529 mg l−1 with a mean value of 250 ± 57 mg l−1. The water of 65 % tube wells was found to be very hard (>180 mg l−1) due to higher Mg2+ and Ca2+ concentrations.
Chemical characteristics of groundwater
The chemical characteristics of the groundwater are summarized in Table 2. The DOC is a very important component in biogeochemical cycling of elements being an indicator for the groundwater pollution. The DOC and DIC concentration were relatively high, ranging from 107 to 1640 and 110 to 3120 mg l−1 with mean values of 695 ± 198 and 958 ± 318 mg l−1, respectively. The higher DIC value in the groundwater of this region was observed, due to oxidation of DOC into CO2 to form carbonic acid. The DOC value was observed several folds higher than the recommended value of 2.0 mg l−1.
Very high concentration of F− in the groundwater of the studied area was observed due to dissolution of the fluoride minerals associated to the bed rocks. The F− concentration was found to be several folds higher than permissible limit of 1.5 mg l−1, ranging from 3.7–27 with a mean value of 14.1 ± 3.1 (BIS 2003; WHO 2011). In 65 % tube wells, the F− concentration was found above 10.0 mg l−1.
Chloride in ground water may originate from various sources including: the dissolution of halite. The recommended tolerance limit for Cl− reported is 250 mg l−1 (BIS 2003; WHO 2011). The concentration of Cl− in the groundwater ranged from 14 to 195 mg l−1 with a mean value of 69 ± 20 mg l−1. The remarkably higher concentration of Cl− observed in the water of tube well nos. 4, 15, 18 and 19 may be due to sewage contamination. The concentration of Na+ in the groundwater ranged from 16 to 80 mg l−1 with a mean value of 38 ± 8 mg l−1. The ionic ratio of [Na+]/[Cl−] in the water ranged from 0.3 to 2.3 with a mean value of 1.1 ± 0.3. It indicates that sodium concentrations exceed chloride concentrations in many samples (45 %), suggesting dissolution of silicate minerals. The K+ concentration in the water ranged from 0.3 to 15.3 mg l−1 with mean value of 2.3 ± 1.8 mg l−1. The ionic ratio of {Na+]/[K+] in the water ranged from 9 to 78 with a mean value of 39 ± 10, similar to natural water.
Sulfate (SO4 2−) is commonly observed in ground water. The established permissible limit for sulfate is 150 mg l−1 (BIS 2003; WHO 2011). The concentration of SO4 2− in the groundwater of the studied area ranged from 14 to 84 mg l−1 with a mean value of 40 ± 9 mg l−1. The SO4 2− content in water has a fair correlation (r = 0.80) with the NO3 − and Cl− content, suggesting origin from a similar sources.
Nitrate (NO3 −) is the most frequently detected drinking-water contaminant in this region, and nitrate levels of less than 0.2 mg l−1 are considered to represent background levels. Concentrations ranging from 0.21 to 3.0 mg l−1 are considered transitional. Concentrations between 3.1 and 10 mg l−1 represent elevated concentrations due to human activities. The NO3 − concentration in the water of the studied area ranged from 2.7 to 134 mg l−1 with a mean value of 28 ± 14 mg l−1. The water of 20 % tube wells was contaminated with NO3 − beyond the permissible limit of 45 mg l−1 (BIS 2003; WHO 2011).
Iron (Fe) concentrations commonly exceeded the recommended limit of 0.3 mg l−1 in all tube wells (BIS 2003; WHO 2011). The Fe concentration ranged from 0.90 to 2.25 mg l−1 with mean value of 1.63 ± 0.20 mg l−1.
Arsenic concentrations in water of all tube wells were above the WHO drinking water guideline value (10 µg l−1), ranging from 148 to 985 µg l−1 with a mean value of 506 ± 118 µg l−1 (WHO 2011).
Seasonal variations
The pH value in the pre-monsoon period (summer season) was found to increase slightly in the range of 6.7–8.3 with a mean value of 7.2 ± 0.2 due to slight increase of alkaline nature of the ground water. The concentrations of As, F−, Cl−, SO4 2−, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+ and Fe increased up to 41, 36, 14, 38, 26, 39, 43, 23 and 69 %, respectively, in the pre-monsoon period 2011, possibly due to lowering of the water table and increasing water temperature (≈27–29 °C) (Fig. 2). However, the concentration of the NO3 − in the pre-monsoon period was decreased (21 %) probably due to limited anthropogenic inputs.
Water quality and toxicity
The concentrations of F−, As and Fe were several folds higher than the values recommended by the WHO. Several cases of arsenic poisoning, i.e., hypopigmentation, melanosis, keratosis, etc., in people of Kaurikasa area have been reported. Chronic exposure to fluoride contaminated water has led to development of skin, dental and skeleton fluorosis in humans and domestic animals. The Water Quality Index (WQI) value for 20 groundwater tube wells ranged from 90 to 317 with a mean value of 172 ± 28, indicating unsuitability for drinking purpose.
The value of exchangeable sodium ratio (ESR), sodium hazard (SH) and magnesium hazard (MH) values of the water ranged from 12 to 42 %, 12 to 47 % and 25 to 56 % with a mean value of 24 ± 3 %, 25 ± 4 % and 44 ± 3 %, respectively. The water of the studied area was found to be strongly sodic with moderate values of SH and MH. These data reveal that groundwater could be used for irrigation purposes.
Cluster analysis
Cluster analysis was performed on the dataset by Ward’s method using square Euclidean distances as similarity measure (Davies 1986). Figure 3 shows the dendrogram of the physico-chemical characteristics of groundwater in the Ambagarh Chouki. Two groups of parameters are observed. The first group (Group-I) includes major cations (i.e., Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and K+), anions (i.e., SO4 2−, Cl−, NO3 − and F−) and the physical parameters (i.e., pH, T, depth and age), exhibiting strong mutual correlation. The second group (Group-II) contains parameters EC, TDS, HCO3 −, As, DOC and CC, which have some relationship with carbon species in groundwater. This suggests that high As concentration in groundwater is linked to DOC and, thus, to its redox status.
The dendrogram of groundwater samples also presents two clusters (Fig. 4). Cluster-I comprises the samples from the tube wells TW5, TW7, TW8, TW10–13, TW15–19 (12 tube wells). Cluster-II contains the samples from TW1–4, TW6, TW9, TW14 and TW20 (8 tube wells). All the parameters differentiate the two groups of tube well water, except pH, T, K+ and F−. The parameters such as RP, DO, EC, TDS, As, Fe, OC, CC, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−, SO4 2−, NO3 − and HCO3 − have higher median values in cluster-I than cluster-II (Fig. 4).
Factor analysis
This analysis is a multivariate statistical method, aiming to explain the general relationship between measured variables by computing multivariate factors that may help to better classify the original data. Eighteen variables were included in this analysis. First, the raw data were standardized which gave the mean and variance of the variables equal to zero and one, respectively. In reference to the eigenvalues, five factors were extracted after varimax rotation as they have eigenvalues greater than 1 (Kaiser 1958). Table 3 presents the eigenvalues, the percentage of variance and the cumulative percentage of variance associated with each factor. The terms “strong”, “moderate” and “weak” were applied to factor loadings, referring to absolute loading values of >0.70, 0.70–0.50 and 0.50–0.30, respectively. Factor-1 explains 42.37 % of the total variance (Table 3) and has strong positive loadings on EC, TDS, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl− and SO4 2−. The EC values are positively well correlated with the content of anions and cations. Thus, Factor-1 can reflect the mineralization of the groundwater.
Factor-2 accounts for 13.56 % of the total variance and has high positive loading on depth and high negative loading on F−. These values show that the two parameters are in opposite relation, i.e., F− concentration decreases with depth of wells.
Factor-3 accounts for 10.24 % of the total variance and has strong positive loadings on DOC, CC and a moderate loading on As. A moderate correlation exists between As and Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−, SO4 2−, NO3 −, HCO3 −, OC, and CC (0.48 ≤ r ≤ 0.63). Factor-3 is related to DOC, a controlling factor of CC content in the groundwater. Complex processes could be related to Factor-3, such as mobilization of As by reductive dissolution (Liu et al. 2003).
Factor-4 accounts for 7.98 % of the total variance and has a strong loading on age of wells and a moderate loading on K+. No significant correlation exists between K+ and others major ions. This suggests that K+ is derived mostly from K-feldspar dissolution (Jalali 2007). Factor-4 may represent the dissolution of K-minerals (or K-feldspars) which is related to the age of tube wells.
Factor-5 accounts for 6.68 % of the total variance and has a strong loading on temperature, T. The correlation between T and As is weak (r = 0.48, p < 0.05). Temperature is a parameter which could control the rate of some processes such as the release of As by reductive dissolution into groundwater.
Conclusions
The toxic elements, i.e., As and F− occur in several folds higher concentrations than the WHO permissible limits. The ground water mineralization also comprises species such as Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl− and SO 24 . In addition, the groundwater is strongly sodic in nature with high WQI value. These hydrochemical data indicate that the groundwater is unsuitable for human consumption. Factor analysis yielded five factors, which were linked to water chemistry-forming processes. Fluoride contamination of the groundwater seems to be related to the tube wells installed at shallow depth and, thus, to enrichment of shallow ground water by evaporation. The presence of As in groundwater seems to be caused by reductive dissolution linked to the presence of dissolved organic matter.
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Patel, K.S., Sahu, B.L., Dahariya, N.S. et al. Groundwater arsenic and fluoride in Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh, northeastern India. Appl Water Sci 7, 1817–1826 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-015-0355-2
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