Chemical suitability of groundwater for irrigation in Trimohoni and Sagardari union, Keshabpur Upazila, Jessore, Bangladesh

Authors

  • SK Saha Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • BM Rabby Hossain Department of Disaster Science and Management, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
  • Md Anwar Jahid Institute of Water Resources and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsr.v27i2.26230

Keywords:

Ground water, irrigation, water chemistry, south-west Bangladesh

Abstract

The paper intends to provide guidance to evaluate and identify a standard ground water chemistry data for irrigation in south western region of Bangladesh. During the course of hydrogeological studies in the study area, twenty water samples were collected from twenty different villages and chemically analyzed. The analytical results revealed that the water was slightly acidic to slightly alkaline (pH 6.68 - 7.32) and TDS values range from 565 to 1073 mg/l. The other parameters like sodium adsorption ratio, (SAR) (0.10 - 0.27), sodium percentage (3.22 - 7.13), residual sodium carbonate, (RSC) (3.2 - 5.33) and potential soil salinity, (PS) (less than 30) were below the desired limit suggesting the suitability for irrigation purpose. Considering SAR, permeability index and salinity hazard, all waters could be applied safely for irrigation without any hazard to crops.

Bangladesh J. Sci. Res. 27(2): 121-131, December-2014

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SK Saha, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000



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Published

2016-01-04

How to Cite

Saha, S., Hossain, B. R., & Jahid, M. A. (2016). Chemical suitability of groundwater for irrigation in Trimohoni and Sagardari union, Keshabpur Upazila, Jessore, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific Research, 27(2), 121–131. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsr.v27i2.26230

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2014)

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