ISSN 2319-5347, ISI Impact Factor: 0.763

VOLUME 03 NO. 02 APRIL 2015:

Title:          Physico-chemical and Biological Monitoring of River Ken Water Quality in Distt. Banda (U.P.)
Authors:     G. S. Gupta, M. K. Gupta, Anjani Gupta
Abstract:    The present study deals with the monitoring of river Ken water quality for various physico-chemical and biological parameters during summer, 2012. Seven villages viz. Nahari, Khanpur, Ganchha, Chhurchhuriya Ghat, Kanvara, Pathri and Chilla situated at the bank of river Ken in distt. Banda (U.P.) were selected for the study. Selected parameters were taste, odour, temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, T.D.S., total solids, D.O., B.O.D., C.O.D., chloride, sulphate, phosphate, nitrate, total alkalinity, total hardness, calcium hardness, fluoride, iron and total coliforms. Water quality analysis was carried out using standard methods for examination of water and wastewater (APHA-AWWA, 1998). The results were compared with drinking water quality standards prescribed by World Health Organization (WHO). Maximum and minimum values of calcium hardness and turbidity were 96-70 mg/l and 6-4 NTU in river Ken water. The high values of calcium hardness and turbidity parameters may cause health complications and therefore they need attention. The above study will be useful to know the surface water quality and their subsequent fitness or unfitness of water for drinking purpose at selected sites undertaken. The study will also be helpful to the regulatory authorities and also to the policy makers towards river Ken basin.

Keywords:  River Ken, TDS, BOD, Total alkalinity, Sulphate and Total coliform.
Pages:         160-163

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