Boron Content in Shallow Ground Water of Andhra Pradesh And Telangana States, India

Abstract

National Ground Water Monitoring wells in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (presently Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States) were used to create a baseline data on content of boron in the phreatic zone. The study area is spread over by about 2.7 lakh sq km and has three distinct hyrogeological formations-Consolidated, Semiconsolidated and Unconsolidated formations. In the study 618 dugwells were monitored for various chemical parameters including boron. The data obtained was classified formation wise and discussed on the basis of boron tolerance of various crops.