title: Assessment of soil and ground water quality in Rewa district of Vindhyan Plateau (India).
abstract: A systematic seasonal study has been carried out to assess the physico-chemical characteristics of ground water and soils in Rewa district of India. The drinking water in the study area is supplied mainly through Public Health Engineering (PHE) department from river (Bichhia, Bihar) and ground water. Water and soil samples were collected from different locations in the Rewa district, i.e. 10 hand pumps and 10 bore wells around all over the district. Regular monitoring was carried out during summer, rainy and winter seasons, to study the seasonal variation in physico-chemical parameters and metals concentration. The parameters like pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrate, nitrite, chloride, sulphate, phosphate and heavy metals were estimated for water and soil samples collected from the Rewa district. The results obtained are discussed, correlated with probable sources of contamination and suggested the measures to minimize the pollution.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: M Suresh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D060587:Groundwater / Q000737:chemistry*; D007194:India; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D060753:Water Quality
chemical_list: D012987:Soil