IMPACTS OF THE SEASONAL VARIATION ON THE WATER QUALITY OF THE RIVER GANGA AT RISHIKESH, UTTARAKHAND : PHYSICOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT.

Autor: Lakhera, Kamini, Tripathi, D. M., Semwal, Nikita, Pandey, Neelaxi, Madan, Sanjay, Rayal, Rajesh
Zdroj: Biochemical & Cellular Archives; Apr2023, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p617-621, 5p
Abstrakt: The river Ganga serves as a lifeline for millions of people by providing water. However, as time passed on, it came under tremendous pressure as a result of the discharge of untreated sewage and industrial waste into the Ganga river at various locations, as well as the direct release and leaching of various pollutant residues into the Ganga River. During the present study, water samples from the Ganga River were taken and tested for temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS) and electrical conductivity (EC) from several sampling sites during pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. The investigation revealed some deterioration in Ganga’s water quality. The Ganga River’s declining water quality is recognized to have an increasingly negative impact on the health of those, who consume it and the organisms that dwell there. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index