ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS GROUND WATER IN AND AROUND SIPCOT INDUSTRIAL AREA, PERUNDURAI, ERODE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU

Vast regions of India are dry and getting drier. With surface water growing scarce in some areas because of climate change, groundwater extraction for drinking, agriculture, and industry is predicted to increase in the coming years. But a new study shows that India’s groundwater is contaminated by both human-made pollutants and naturally occurring toxic minerals at levels that may be detrimental to human health without treatment.