Sayed Murtadha, Ismail Yussof, Rosmadi Fauzi, Ichwana Ramli
The aim of this study is to evaluate the groundwater quality in shallow aquifers from West Aceh, Sumatra, for irrigation uses. Groundwater samples have been collected from 32 stations for pH, electrical conductivity (EC), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), total dissolved solids (TDS), sodium percentage (per cent Na) and residual sodium carbonate (RSC) analysis. Evaluation of water quality for irrigation using the United States Salinity Laboratory classifications suggests that the majority of the groundwater samples are good for irrigation. The crop tolerance of irrigation water salinity, as based on EC value, showed that paddy (rice), soybeans and sweet tomatoes are suitable for agricultural cultivation, but that corn and field beans are not suitable. Results indicate that, if used for agricultural irrigation, the groundwater quality ranges from excellent to good, except for a few locations (e.g. Meureubo sub-district) which indicate signs of deterioration. © 2017 Department of Geography, National University of Singapore and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
Department of Geology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Geography, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Syiah Kuala, Aceh, Indonesia
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