Vulnerability of groundwater in an industrial (Bauxite) valley of Lanjigarh (Orissa), India |
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Authors: | Vijay Shankar Singh Ranjeet Kumar Prasad Pallavi Banerjee |
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Affiliation: | (1) National Geophysical Research Institute, Groundwater, Hyderabad, India |
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Abstract: | Groundwater, particularly in the shallow zone aquifer is an easily available source of freshwater that serves various needs of people around it. Due to rapid growth in the industrial sector, the shallow groundwater regime becomes vulnerable to industrial toxicity and human activity. In the case of bauxite ore processing industry it is not only the groundwater potential that gets affected, but often the quality of groundwater is at risk from the ore processing activity. Bauxite processing plant has been setup in the Lanjigarh (Orissa State), India during 2007. An attempt has been made to evaluate the groundwater regime in the watershed that comprises the plant and its various disposal sites. Although the groundwater has not been found affected due to waste disposals, however, areas vulnerable to pollution have been demarcated. |
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