IMPACT OF MINING ON SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN THE WESTERN PART OF SANDUR SCHIST BELT, KARNATAKA, INDIA – A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
- Department of Geology, Karnatak Science College, Dharwad.
- Department of Geology, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.
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Open cast mining has several impacts on the surrounding environment. One of the adverse impacts on the environment is in the form of pollution of water resource which can be attributed to blatant violation of environmental regulations and, unscientific, rampant and erroneous mining- and dumping-practices. Study of water quality in and around the mining area is critical for understanding the possible impacts and, to take adequate precautionary and corrective measures. Surface water samples from 18 locations were collected at the end of rainy season from the study area and preference is given to the locations near to the mining belt. Results indicated that the concentration of iron in all the sampled surface water bodies exceeds the guideline value of World Health Organization proving the impact of mining and allied practices on surface water resources.
[G.V. Gaonkar, J.T. Gudagur and T.K. Lakkundi. (2016); IMPACT OF MINING ON SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN THE WESTERN PART OF SANDUR SCHIST BELT, KARNATAKA, INDIA – A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Oct). 1475-1482] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
