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Velu Sudha Neelakanda Kanniaperumalpillai Ambujam 《Environment, Development and Sustainability》2013,15(2):481-496
The hyper-eutrophicated Krishnagiri reservoir is situated in hot tropical and semiarid climate zone in South India. There are 16 villages in the command area, which are directly benefited by this reservoir, and water from the reservoir is used for irrigation, fish rearing, livestock rearing and recreation purposes. The reservoir is located in an agricultural watershed, and the rate of soil erosion in the catchment area is very high. Thus, the reservoir is severely affected by sedimentation, and half of its capacity was reduced. Previous studies in Krishnagiri reservoir clearly indicate the lack of information on the quality of sediments and dynamics of nutrient in the reservoir. Hence, the present study was conducted on bottom sediments, and it included the assessment of physicochemical characteristics and nutrients, such as composition, redox potential, moisture content, organic carbon, organic matter, total iron, manganese, calcium carbonate, different phosphorus fractions and total phosphorus. The increasing trend in organic matter and also the significant change from positive to high negative values of redox potential clearly indicate the inflow of high organic load which may result from the disposal of sewage and industrial waste water in the upstream catchment side. The high concentration of inorganic phosphorus fractions at the inflow point of the reservoir obviously implies that there was a significant input of nutrients into the reservoir. Hence, the study concludes that the rainfall, soil erosion and runoff are the major environmental factors for the input and accumulation of large quantities of nutrients in the bottom sediments of Krishnagiri reservoir during the study period. The present study clearly suggests for a careful investigation into sediment nutrients in Krishnagiri reservoir, and it is also necessary to assess the role of sediments in the phosphorus dynamics and its significant effect on eutrophication. This study demonstrates that the examination of physicochemical characteristics and nutrients in the bottom sediments is a helpful tool to identify the sources of nutrients to the reservoir. The baseline data provided in this paper will be helpful for the policy makers to frame better policies for the sustainable management of water quality in Krishnagiri reservoir. 相似文献
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Shanmugam Packialakshmi N. K Ambujam Prakash Nelliyat 《Environment, Development and Sustainability》2011,13(2):423-438
This paper describes the informal groundwater market existing in the urban–peri-urban interface of Chennai. The private water
tanker suppliers and packaged water industries utilize the land and water resources of the peri-urban villages. Thus, the
groundwater sources in peri-urban areas play a significant role in meeting the growing urban demand. The villages that are
experiencing the groundwater market are highly influenced by the urbanization and its related activities, due to their proximity
to the city. The transfer of groundwater from the peri-urban villages not only deprives the peri-urban areas of their water
rights but also leads to environmental damage. Agriculture declined in the water marketed villages in the range of 20–95 per
cent during 1990–2007. The pre-monsoon and post-monsoon groundwater level fluctuation varied from 2–6 m to 0–5 m, respectively,
during 1971–2007. The declining trend of the groundwater table and agriculture is highly significant in the water marketing
villages. Moreover, the present groundwater quality is also in a susceptible state due to over extraction. Hence, strengthening
the legal and institutional framework to ensure an equitable access to water for both urban and peri-urban areas is urgently
required. This paper also describes the characteristics of the groundwater transfer, quantification of the marketed water,
the role of the existing regulatory framework, and the institutional mechanisms. Many stakeholder’s meeting and focus group
discussions have been conducted in the villages under study for understanding the socio-economic implications of the water
market. The study ultimately emphasized a sustainable groundwater extraction/market which will safeguard the interests of
the peri-urban and urban communities. 相似文献
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The hydrochemical characterization of groundwater is important to bring out its nature and usefulness. The main objective
of this paper was to discuss the major ion chemistry of groundwater in the Mambakkam mini watershed. Besides its semi-arid
nature, rapid socioeconomic development encourages a greater demand for water, which leads to uncontrolled groundwater development.
The groundwater of the study area is characterized by the dominance of alkaline earth (Ca2+, Mg2+) and strong acids (Cl−, SO4−) over alkalies (Na+, K+) and weak acids (HCO3−, CO3−) during both post-monsoon and pre-monsoon seasons of the year 2010, based on the hydrochemical facies. These have been probably
derived from natural chemical weathering of rock minerals, ion exchange and anthropogenic activities of the fertilizer source.
The classification based on the total hardness reveals that a majority of groundwater samples fall in the hard to very hard
category during the pre-monsoon season. Based on the values of EC, SAR and RSC and the diagrams of USSL and Wilcox, most of
the groundwater samples range from excellent to permissible for irrigation purposes, with a low alkalinity and high salinity
hazard, except for a few samples in the study area. 相似文献
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Krishnagiri reservoir is a hyper-eutrophicated reservoir located in Krishnagiri district which is one of the drought-prone
districts in Tamil Nadu, India. The reservoir water is being used for various purposes such as irrigation, drinking, fish
rearing, livestock rearing, and recreation. Since there is no an evidence of investigation on bottom sediments in Krishnagiri
reservoir, the present study was carried out during southwest monsoon season in 2008. This study examined the physical and
chemical characteristics of the bottom sediments such as composition, redox potential, moisture content, organic carbon, organic
matter, total phosphorus, and total iron at 15 locations in the reservoir. Phosphorus fractionation study was carried out
to find out different fractions such as loosely adsorbed phosphorous, iron and aluminium-bound phosphorus, calcium-bound phosphorous,
and organic phosphorous. Results indicated that there was spatial variation in the composition of sediments and low values
of redox potential. The significant positive correlation exists between the organic carbon and organic phosphorus concentration.
The lacustrine zone of the reservoir showed high accumulation of total phosphorus and total iron when compared to riverine
and transition zones. This study concludes an allogenic origin of majority of inorganic phosphorus in the reservoir during
the study period and this might have been derived from the catchment during the erosion process. The high concentration of
surface sediment phosphorus clearly indicates a greater threat of eutrophication in Krishnagiri reservoir. 相似文献
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