<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><article><front><Journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type='publisher'>CWE/1711/2025</journal-id><journal-title >Current World Environment</journal-title><issn pub-type='PPub'>0973-4929</issn><issn pub-type='ePub'>2320-8031</issn><publisher><publisher-name></publisher-name></publisher></Journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type='other'>CWE--97-00</article-id><title-group><article-title>&lt;p&gt;Hydrogeochemical Analysis and Quality Assessment of Groundwater in Hothpeth and Surrounding Villages, Shahapur Taluka, Yadgir District, Karnataka State, India&lt;/p&gt;</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id='aff003'><sup>3</sup><instname>University of Mysore</instname>,<deptname>Department of Geology</deptname>, <instaddress>Maharani’s Science College for Women</instaddress>, <instcity>Mysore</instcity>, <instcountry>India</instcountry>.</aff><pub-date pub-type='ppub'><publicationDate></publicationDate></pub-date><doi>10.12944/CWE.20.2.22</doi><volume>Volume 20</volume><issue>Volume 20</issue><page>837-849</page><abstract><title>Abstract</title><p>Water is the precious natural resource. Water takes up most of the world&#039;s surface area, but the majority of the water is not drinkable, and that&#039;s why water is a limited resource. Therefore, care must be exercised while consuming this precious limited resource. Sources of water should be inspected at regular intervals to assess its overall quality. Besides being an indication of ecological deterioration, contaminated water bodies are harmful to the environment. Poor water quality in industries can have grave implications. The condition of water significantly influences both environmental health and economic development. The analysis of the quality of water is therefore required before it is being utilized for any intent. Water quality analysis entails a range of standard procedures, such as sample collection, preservation, and analysis guidelines. This study focuses on identifying the key hydrogeochemical processes affecting groundwater quality and evaluating its appropriateness for household and agricultural applications in the Shahapur Taluka, Yadgir District villages. This study stems from growing concerns about water contamination in the region, particularly in areas situated near the interface of varying lithological formation. A total of 22 groundwater samples collected from the region revealed elevated levels of fluoride, total dissolved solids (TDS), total alkalinity (TA), total hardness (TH) due to calcium and magnesium, chloride, and sodium. The relative ion concentrations in aquifers are as given below: Na &gt; Cl &gt; Mg &gt; Ca &gt; F &gt; NO&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;</p></abstract><kwd-group><title>Keywords</title><kwd>Flouride</kwd><kwd> Groundwater quality</kwd><kwd> Hothpet</kwd><kwd> Shahapur</kwd></kwd-group><counts><ref-count count='' /><page-count count='' /></counts></article-meta></front></article>