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ARC. GIS Based Interpretation of Ground Water Pollution: A Case Study of Coastal Area District Badin, Sindh, Pakistan

Published in Hydrology (Volume 3, Issue 1)
Received: 3 April 2015     Accepted: 13 April 2015     Published: 24 April 2015
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The border line of Arabian Sea, near district Badin, Sindh, Pakistan was selected as a case study for the investigation of heavy metal concentration in ground water. Ground water is used for human consumption as well as agricultural purposes due to shortage of fresh water in the area. Badin Coastal area is poverty stricken, socio-economically backward, politically ignored, frequently affected and hit by natural disasters. Area is known by stormy cyclones, monsoon heavy rains, floods, tidal sea water intrusion and sea erosion. Study area has not been highlighted properly yet. Highly polluted waste water of Mega project Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) which carries complexes of pollutants of agriculture run off, industrial and municipal effluents of different districts, are being disposed into Arabian Sea, passing through coastal areas of district Badin, contaminating lakes, lagoons, ground water and soils. Tidal sea water of Arabian Sea also pollutes ground water through seepage. The attempts were made to understand the effects on ground drinking water and results were interpreted by Arc GIS maps, to meet the current trends of research. The objective was to investigate ground water pollution extent in the area due to drains and tidal sea water. Sixteen (16) samples of ground water were collected from different villages near coastal area. The average data of various parameters of ground water near coastal were: pH 7.40 ± 0.3758, E.C(ms/cm) 7.45±6.8166, TDS(mg/L) 4044±3876.8, Cu 0.1821±0.486, Zn 0.1399±0.205,Co (mg/L) 0.0900±0.094, Cd(mg/L) 0.0244±0.010, Fe(mg/L) 0.3260±0.591,Ni(mg/L) 0.0055±0.012, Pb(µg/L) 0.1312±0.144. The evaluated results indicated that Left Bank Outfall Drain and sea water intrusion are major contributor for ground water pollution and ground water was found to be unfit for drinking purposes.

Published in Hydrology (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.hyd.20150301.12
Page(s) 11-21
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Keywords

Ground Water, Coastal Area, Badin, GIS (Geographic Information System), Saline Intrusion, Drains, Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD), Run Kutch, Lagoons

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  • Centre for Environmental Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

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  • Centre for Environmental Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

  • Centre for Environmental Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

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