PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUNDWATER ANALYSIS IN NAMAKKAL DISTRICT OF TAMILNADU STATE

Groundwater quality studies were carried out in and around Namakkal District, Tamilnadu. The objective of this
study is to identify the quality of groundwater especially in the town and rural areas where groundwater is used for
domestic and agriculture purposes. Fifteen locations of ground water samples were collected and studied for a
month of June-2014 and October-2014. The present investigation is focused on the determination of Physico-
Chemical parameters such as temperature, taste, turbidity, electrical conductivity, pH, hardness, total solids, total
dissolved solids, total suspended solids, chlorides, sulphate, nitrate, fluorides, dissolved oxygen, sodium, potassium
and E.coli. Groundwater suitability for domestic and irrigation purposes was examined by using WHO and BIS
standards, which indicate the Groundwater of few areas, were not much suitable for drinking purposes.