3th WCSET-2014 at Nepal
Mechanical Engineering / Sustainable Energy Session:
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:
446-449