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CITY AND INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT ANALYSIS AT FIVE SELECTED SITES IN MATHURA UP INDIA Nidhi Parashar (Sharma)2, Ajit K. Sharma1, A. K. Goswami2 and Ravi Sharma 1* 1Department of Botany K. R. College, Mathura 281 001 UP, India. 2Department of Chemistry, K. R. College, Mathura 281 001 UP, India. Accepted March 15, 2018 The present investigation is concerned with the determination of physico-chemical characteristics of Yamuna River water to assess the pollution load at five sampling points upstream to downstream including the quality of Water Works (Site I) supplied water (treated as Control) that of effluent sites viz., Masani Nala (Site II), Visharam Ghat (Site III), Yamuna Bridge (Site IV) and Sewage Farm (Site V). The physico-chemical analysis for city and industrial effluents was done in respect to colour, odour, transparency, turbidity, temperature, pH, total alkalinity, free CO2, DO, BOD, COD, TSS, TDS, Cl-, Ca2+, Na+, K+, Mg2+, SO42+,inorganic PO4--, particulate PO4--, total dissolved PO4--, total Kjeldhal PO4--, NH4-N, NO3-N and heavy metals (Fe, Hg, Cd, Cr, Pb, As). Significant differences were noticed among all the parameters at 1% level of probability except heavy metals Hg and As when it was found to be significant at 5%. This study aims to study the potential water quality problem in Mathura. Further research is done to see water quality impact to raise higher crop yield. It is concluded from these studies that Yamuna River at Mathura has virtually become a Sewer Canal; receiving various drains dumping their contents; is grossly polluted due to city sewage, un-treated domestic wastes and also industrial effluents containing various salts including heavy metals which have extremely dangerous-life-threatening effects on aquatic biota and through food chains to animals and human populations. Key words: Yamuna River Water, Physico-chemical Characteristics, Irrigation Impact. Full Text PDF (1.05 MB) |
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