Various natural and anthropogenic factors responsible for water quality degradation: A review

N Akhtar, MI Syakir Ishak, SA Bhawani, K Umar - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recognition of sustainability issues around water resource consumption is gaining traction
under global warming and land utilization complexities. These concerns increase the …

Modification of the water quality index (WQI) process for simple calculation using the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method: a review

N Akhtar, MIS Ishak, MI Ahmad, K Umar, MS Md Yusuff… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human activities continue to affect our water quality; it remains a major problem worldwide
(particularly concerning freshwater and human consumption). A critical water quality index …

Evaluating groundwater pollution with emphasizing heavy metal hotspots in an urbanized alluvium watershed of Yamuna River, Northern India

S Ahmed, N Akhtar, A Rahman, NC Mondal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
For the management and prevention of groundwater pollution in the basin, a comprehensive
evaluation of groundwater contamination hazards is required. The anthropogenic activities …

Understanding the extent of heavy metal pollution in drinking water supplies from Umunya, Nigeria: an indexical and statistical assessment

JC Egbueri, CO Unigwe - Analytical letters, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Heavy metals in drinking water, even in low concentrations, can be very injurious to humans.
Groundwater, spring and stream waters for public consumption in Umunya district were …

Groundwater quality assessment for agricultural purposes at Vellore District of Southern India: A geospatial based study

M Sinduja, V Sathya, M Maheswari, GK Dinesh… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Identifying the geographical distribution of contaminants and their severity in polluting water
are critical components of water resources management. Untreated industrial effluents …

Groundwater vulnerability to pollution assessment: an application of geospatial techniques and integrated IRN-DEMATEL-ANP decision model

EC Chukwuma, CC Okonkwo, OOD Afolabi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
This study evaluated the susceptibility to groundwater pollution using a modified DRASTIC
model. A novel hybrid multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) model integrating Interval …

Assessment and spatial mapping of groundwater quality parameters using metal pollution indices, graphical methods and geoinformatics

E Maliqi, K Jusufi, SK Singh - Analytical Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The aim was to assess groundwater pollutants and perform their spatial mapping in
Mitrovica, Republic of Kosova. Samples were collected from ten different locations in 2018 …

Potential toxic element contamination and non-carcinogenic risk assessment of groundwater from rapidly growing urban areas in Telangana, India

SS Guddeti, RM Kurakalva - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Groundwater is a critical resource for drinking purposes that is under pressure and polluted
with multiple inorganic contaminants. Among various contaminants, potentially toxic element …

Hydrochemical exploration and assessment of groundwater quality in part of the Ganga-Gomti fluvial plain in northern India

A Verma, BK Yadav, NB Singh - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2021 - Elsevier
Groundwater quality in the Ganga-Gomti fluvial plain is influenced by geogenic and various
anthropogenic factors like human interventions, urbanization, mineral dissolution, and ion …

Reckoning groundwater quality and hydrogeochemical processes for drinking and irrigation purposes under the influence of anthropogenic activities, north India

S Ahmed, M Mulhim, F Qureshi, N Akhtar, S Lagudu - Pollutants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study was carried out near an industrial area with a high-density urban
population and large-scale agricultural activities. These anthropogenic activities lead to …