PHYSIOCHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICALSTUDY OF RIVER WATER IN NAGAPATTINAM DISTRICT TAMIL NADU, INDIA
S. Sumathi* and E. Manonmani
ABSTRACT
Water is one of the adundantly available substances in water. The present investigation was carried out of evaluate the physiochemical parameters and bacterial populations from Kollidam, Kaveri, Vetter and Thirumalai Rajan in the Nagapattinam District. Different physiochemical parameters like pH, temperature, total alkalinity, total dissolved substances, free CO2, sulphate, nitrate, fluoride. These were found be above the permissible limits. Various pathogenic bacteria were isolated from river water. Thus the water of these rivers Kollidam, Kaveri, Vettar and Thirumalai Rajan was found to be unfit for human consumption without treatment. The immediate attention from the conurned authorities is required to protect river from further pollution.
Keywords: Kollidam, Kaveri, Vettar and Thirumalai Rajan.
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