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Water quality of an Indian tributary affected by various industrial effluents- a case study

  • Bharti, Bharti (Department of Chemistry, HNB Garhwal University) ;
  • Jangwan, J.S. (Department of Chemistry, HNB Garhwal University) ;
  • Kumar, Amrish (Department of Paper Technology, Saharanpur campus, IIT Roorkee) ;
  • Kumar, Vivek (Department of Rural Development and Technology, IIT Delhi)
  • Received : 2019.11.17
  • Accepted : 2020.03.25
  • Published : 2020.03.25
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Abstract

Industrialization and urbanization are modern need and trends. Such trends affect the natural ecosystem of rivers. Indian rivers face such problems in a high ratio. The aim of this study is to investigate the cause and amount of pollution in a tributary river Krishni. Pre-monsoon sampling of Krishni river water was performed as per APHA standard. Water samples were collected from different sites of Krishni river. Physiochemical parameters as well as trace elements concentrations have been analysed and results were compared with BIS-2012, WHO-2017 and EPA-2001 recommendations. The presence of high BOD, COD, TDS and others physiochemical parameters along with heavy metals reveals that tributary is highly polluted owing to industrial and domestic discharge either directly or through drains. High values of these parameters are harmful for the ecological health of the river because it makes survival of aquatic flora and fauna at risk. On the basis of the results obtained by the present study, it was concluded that level of the pollution in river Krishni is at alarming phase, where if strong action for the rejuvenation of river not takes place, river becomes a dead pool.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : Centre for Rural Development and Technology

One of the authors (BHARTI) is thankful to Dr. Vivek Kumar, Assoc. Prof., Centre for Rural Development and Technology, IIT Delhi, India, for providing necessary facilities to carry out the research work.

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