• Rajat Mohile

Groundwater resources play a vital role in the production of clean and adequate drinking water supply all around the world. Drinking water supplies are based on ground water resources all over the world. At some localities problems with higher concentrations of iron and manganese found in ground water. These higher concentration of these metals result in metallic taste of water, effect color and flavor of food and cause staining of different products like paper, cloths, and plastics. Therefore World Health Organization has approved the treatment of water if concentrations of iron and manganese are higher than 0.3mg/L and 0.1 mg/L. Several techniques have been applied to remove iron and manganese from groundwater. Iron and manganese are common metallic elements that occurs together naturally especially in deeper wells with little or no oxygen present. Natural sources of iron and manganese may include weathering of iron and manganese bearing minerals like amphibole, iron sulfide and iron rich clay minerals. In areas where groundwater flows through an organic rich soil, iron and manganese will also dissolve in the groundwater. Iron and manganese can also have anthropogenic sources including industrial effluents, landfill leakages and acid mine drainage. Well casing, pump parts, piping and storage tank can also contribute iron and manganese to groundwater. Iron and manganese are undesirable in groundwater. Iron can be present in water in one of three basic forms: dissolved, particulate and colloidal. The predominance of one form over another is dependent on the water's pH. The present research is to visualize and analyse the effect of iron on the groundwater quality and also to review on the current iron removal methodologies for improving groundwater quality.

Groundwater quality, Iron, Manganese, Removal.

"A Review Paper On Iron And Manganese Influence On Groundwater And Its Removal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.349-351, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906634.pdf

"A Review Paper On Iron And Manganese Influence On Groundwater And Its Removal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp349-351, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906634.pdf