naa a22 4500 510755216 CHVBK 20180411083120.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12594-013-0049-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12594-013-0049-z Environmental impact assessment of air and heavy metal concentration in groundwater of Maheshwaram watershed, ranga reddy district, Andhra Pradesh [Elektronische Daten] [D. Purushotham, Mehnaz Rashid, Mahjoor Lone, A. Rao, Shakeel Ahmed, E. Nagaiah, Farooq Dar] Anthropogenic activities in Maheshwaram watershed have deteriorated water, air and soil quality during the last ten years due to rapid urbanisation and industrial development. Maheshwaram watershed experienced drastic changes in land use pattern, being very close to the Hyderabad city. Base-line data was collected during post monsoon season (October-November) of 2010 in Maheshwaram watershed to assess the impacts of change in land use, urbanisation and industrialisation on air, water and soil quality for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Air samples were analysed for Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM). Groundwater samples were analysed for pH; EC; TDS; TH; cations, anions and heavy metals viz., Fe, Mn, Al, Si, V, Cr, As, Sr, Rb, Se, Ba, Li, B, Be, Co, Ni, Zn, Cd, and Pb using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Analysed data were compared with the National and International Standards and subjected to Factor Analysis (FA) for six chemical variables to assess and characterise hydro-chemical processes. A comparison of the results of groundwater samples with WHO and BIS guidelines show that most of the groundwater samples are heavily contaminated with heavy metals like lead, chromium, nickel, barium, aluminium, boron and selenium, which was quantified and presented in the form of spatial variation diagrams prepared using ArcGIS. 9.3.1. Similarly the results of air samples compared with the Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India guidelines show that most of the air samples for residential, rural and industrial areas are contaminated by SPM and RSPM. Geological Society of India, 2013 Environment nationallicence SPM nationallicence RSPM nationallicence Heavy metals nationallicence Groundwater nationallicence Factor Analysis nationallicence GIS nationallicence Andhra Pradesh nationallicence Purushotham D. CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut Rashid Mehnaz CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut Lone Mahjoor CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut Rao A. Department of Geology, Osmania University, 500 007, Hyderabad, India aut Ahmed Shakeel CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut Nagaiah E. CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut Dar Farooq CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut Journal of the Geological Society of India Springer-Verlag 81/3(2013-03-01), 385-396 0016-7622 81:3<385 2013 81 12594 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-013-0049-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-013-0049-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Purushotham D. CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rashid Mehnaz CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lone Mahjoor CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rao A. Department of Geology, Osmania University, 500 007, Hyderabad, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ahmed Shakeel CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nagaiah E. CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dar Farooq CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500 606, Hyderabad, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of the Geological Society of India Springer-Verlag 81/3(2013-03-01), 385-396 0016-7622 81:3<385 2013 81 12594 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer