Accurate water quality monitoring helps in knowing the source and magnitude of pollutants and envisages the present status of water quality as well as predicts the potential levels of pollutant concentrations in near future. In order to assess any potential environmental impacts from integrated industrial estate-Pantnagar (IIE-Pantnagar), ground water were monitored surrounding the industrial estate. Systematic analysis reveals high levels of fluoride (F), magnesium (Mg) and total dissolved solids (TDS) in most of the ground water sampling locations. Ground water samples near IIE-Pantnagar found highly polluted and unfit for drinking purposes. The maximum concentration of F, Mg and TDS were found as 3.0, 152 and 895 mg/L, which were more than the permissible standard. Ground water adjacent to Bengali Colony, Rudrapur and Kiccha Railway Station, Kichha demonstrate poor ground water quality and this may be due to synergistic effects of effluent discharge from industrial estate, domestic and commercial effluent discharge. Ground water in individual sampling locations also exhibit heavy metal contamination mostly Iron (Fe) and Cupper (Cu). The maximum Fe concentration was found as 2.08 mg/L at Tinpani (Rudrapur) and at other locations, this concentration varies from 0.06 to 2.08 mg/L as against its permissible limit of 0.3 mg/L. This higher concentration of Fe, Cu, F and Mg etc. are signifying major threat to ground water potability in surrounding of IIE-Pantnagar.
Groundwater, Fluoride, Iron, Industrial estate, Quality
