1. Assessment of physico-chemical characteristics of selected study area of cauvery basin
Authors : Sakala B T, Sampath Kumar M C
Pages : 51-54
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.21172/1.152.09
Keywords : Cauvery Riverpoint source pollutionwater quality Coliform DO BOD Abstract :The most important resource of human kind are rivers. In recent years, pollution has become a major concern due to rapid urbanization. The surface water quality suffers increasingly due to degradation caused by industrial, domestic and agricultural activities. The study area focuses on Cauvery river basin flowing in Mandya district. The water samples are collected from selected sampling stations which are previously chosen by pollution control authorities and a comparison between the previous years results to the present day study carried out in 2019 is made. The physical and chemical characteristics like pH, DO, BOD and Total Coliform are tested for the collected samples. The toxic effluent load due to anthropogenic activity in the sampling locations viz.. KRS Backwaters, Karekura, Srirangapatna, T Narasipura, Mahadevpura and Bannur sampling stations are found to be high due to human activities. In the study assessment of river water quality and identification of possible sources of pollution is done. The study also attempts to identify the sources and causes of Cauvery river pollution, locate point and non-point sources of pollution for the study area and suggest possible remedial measures to reduce the river pollution.
Citing this Journal Article :Sakala B T, Sampath Kumar M C, "Assessment of physico-chemical characteristics of selected study area of cauvery basin", Volume 15 Issue 2 - December 2019, 51-54
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