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The present study addresses the gap by introducing an innovative entropy-weighted technique to assess the groundwater quality for industrial utility, adopting the Entropy-Weighted Industrial Water Quality Index (EIndWQI).</div><div>Three hundred seventy-six groundwater samples have been collected from the multi-aquifers of Alluvium, Cuddalore, Kadaperikuppam, Thuruvai, and Vanur-Ramanathapuram formations and investigated for major physicochemical parameters, including cations and anions. The outcomes of the hydrogeochemical analysis revealed that Na-Cl and Na-Ca-HCO<sub>3</sub>-Cl water types dominate the groundwaters of various aquifers.</div><div>The study infers that Alluvium and Cuddalore aquifers are primarily influenced by seawater intrusion, mineral dissolution, infiltration of contaminated surface waters, and human activities. The chemical weathering and cation exchange process impact the groundwater chemistry of Kadaperikuppam, Thuruvai, and Vanur-Ramanathapuram aquifers. The calculated EDWQI recommends improved drinking water quality from the Alluvium (Excellent water quality- 68.5 %) to Vanur-Ramanathapuram formations (Excellent water quality- 79.5 %). The EIWQI suggests that Cuddalore (Excellent water quality- 97.5 %) and Vanur-Ramanathapuram (Excellent water quality- 95.9 %) aquifers are highly suitable for irrigational practices. The EIndWQI shows that the groundwaters of the Cuddalore (Good water quality- 51.2 %), Thuruvai (Good water quality- 76.7 %), and Vanur-Ramanathapuram (Good water quality- 53.1 %) are optimal for industrial usage. Mitigation strategies, such as managed groundwater abstraction and improved well arrangements, can be implemented. 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Entropy-weighted assessment of groundwater suitability in complex multi-layered coastal aquifers of Pondicherry, India
Coastal groundwater quality is influenced by seawater intrusion, and when combined with geogenic and human-induced activities, it results in severe contamination. Earlier attempts were made in the Pondicherry multi-layered coastal aquifers, adopting an entropy-weighted model by calculating the Entropy-Drinking Water Quality Index (EDWQI) and the Entropy-Irrigation Water Quality Index (EIWQI) to evaluate groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigational utilities with a limited focus on industrial water suitability. The present study addresses the gap by introducing an innovative entropy-weighted technique to assess the groundwater quality for industrial utility, adopting the Entropy-Weighted Industrial Water Quality Index (EIndWQI).
Three hundred seventy-six groundwater samples have been collected from the multi-aquifers of Alluvium, Cuddalore, Kadaperikuppam, Thuruvai, and Vanur-Ramanathapuram formations and investigated for major physicochemical parameters, including cations and anions. The outcomes of the hydrogeochemical analysis revealed that Na-Cl and Na-Ca-HCO3-Cl water types dominate the groundwaters of various aquifers.
The study infers that Alluvium and Cuddalore aquifers are primarily influenced by seawater intrusion, mineral dissolution, infiltration of contaminated surface waters, and human activities. The chemical weathering and cation exchange process impact the groundwater chemistry of Kadaperikuppam, Thuruvai, and Vanur-Ramanathapuram aquifers. The calculated EDWQI recommends improved drinking water quality from the Alluvium (Excellent water quality- 68.5 %) to Vanur-Ramanathapuram formations (Excellent water quality- 79.5 %). The EIWQI suggests that Cuddalore (Excellent water quality- 97.5 %) and Vanur-Ramanathapuram (Excellent water quality- 95.9 %) aquifers are highly suitable for irrigational practices. The EIndWQI shows that the groundwaters of the Cuddalore (Good water quality- 51.2 %), Thuruvai (Good water quality- 76.7 %), and Vanur-Ramanathapuram (Good water quality- 53.1 %) are optimal for industrial usage. Mitigation strategies, such as managed groundwater abstraction and improved well arrangements, can be implemented. This study provides valuable input for managing groundwater for various utilities.
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