Application Of Chemometric Technique In The Determination Of The Chemical Facies Of Groundwater Pollution Assessment In The Shallow Marine Aquiferous Sandstone In Udi And Environs

ABSTRACT This paper examines the hydrochemical facies of groundwater present in the shallow marine Plain Sands aquifer of Udi and its immediate environs, maps their areal distribution and attempts to explain the controlling processes responsible for the various facies. 12 water samples were collected from wells tapping the shallow marine Plain Sands aquifer of Udi and environs and analyzed for various parameters including pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), K, Na, Ca, Mg, Cl, NO3, Fe, Pb, TH, Acidity, EC, HCO3 and SO4 after standard procedures. The data obtained were subjected to R-mode factor a…