Hydrogeochemistry of subsurface and surface water from bank of Jayanti stream, Kolhapur area, Maharashtra (India)

Jayanti stream chosen for hydrogeochemical analysis which is tributary of Panchganga River and Panchganga is a major tributary of Krishna River in part of Maharashtra state, India. In order to assess the physicochemical parameters, a total 17 water samples were collected from bank of Jayanti stream. Obtained results of hydrogeochemical parameters of groundwater from study area compared with the prescribed limit by Bureau of Indian Standards and World Health Organization. The result shows that the contamination of groundwater system through network of subsidiary streams. Analyzed water samples anion - cation balance within the acceptable limit except few samples. Trace elements result shows that the most of water samples beyond their permissible limits except Fe, Mn and Zn. The correlation matrices show that good positive correlation with EC and Cl, EC and Ca, EC and HCO₃. TDS and Cl also reveal high positive correlation. However, Mg and K, K and CO₃ were the negative correlation pairs.