Authors : A. Patki
Page Nos : 137-138
Description :
Abstract:
The water quality of Six water resources (dams) of Ghatanji city, Maharashtra, was analyzed for suitability drinking purposes. The results revealed that the range of variations was: pH ranged between 7.9 to 8.7, transparency between 3.1 to 5.5, hardness between 97 to 190mg/l, TDS between 360 to 730mg/l, DO between 4.6 to 7.2mg/l and CO2 between 1.7 to 5.5mg/l The parameters in majority of water samples were within permissible limits as per the APHA (1995). The water is used for all the purposes but for drinking it is used after proper treatment.
Keywords: water quality, pH, TDS, transparency
