Authors : A. B. Kanojiya1, S. B. Rewatkar1, S. K. Doifode2
Page Nos : 546-553
Description :
“Water is life” according to this slogan, water is second to oxygen as being
essential for life. People can survive days, weeks or even longer without food, but only
about four days without water. Thus it is essential to get pure water for drinking
purpose to the mankind. So it is very necessary to assess the physico-chemical
parameters of drinking water. In present study drinking water samples are collected
from all fifteen Zilla Parishad Schools in Desaiganj taluka which have been assessed.
The objective of study is to assess the quality of drinking water samples from Zilla
Parishad primary schools, in last week of October 2013. These samples are analysed
for physico-chemical parameters like temperature, pH, electrical conductivity (EC),
total dissolved solids (TDS), dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD),
total alkalinity (TA), total hardness (TH), chloride (Cl-), fluoride (F-), sulphate (SO4
- -),
phosphate (PO4
3-) and nitrate (NO3
-) are determined. The results are compared with
standards prescribed by WHO. On comparing, it is found that maximum water samples
are potable for children.
