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Pit Lake Water Quality of Central India

¹ School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
² School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
³ School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
⁴ School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
⁵ School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
⁶ School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
⁷ School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
⁸ School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India

Journal of Geographic Information System·Volume 08 (2016)·Pages 28–39·Published 18 February 2016·DOI10.4236/jgis.2016.81003

Abstract

Several pit lakes exist in the Raipur area due to lime stone mining. The water of pit lakes is used for bathing, washing and irrigation purposes. They are found to be contaminated with toxicants i . e . fluoride, surfactants and microbes far above the recommended limits. In this work, the water quality of 29 pit lakes locates in two districts: Raipur and Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh, India are assessed for drinking and irrigation purposes.

KeywordsPit LakeWater QualityFluorideSurfactantMicrobe

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Pit Lake Water Quality of Central India

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