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1 Department of Botany, Sree Narayana College, Nattika-680 566, Distt. Thrissur, Kerala, IN
Source
Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 10, No 3 (2011), Pagination: 409-413
Abstract
Five samples of home well water from various regions and one sample of water from Kerala Water Authority of Ernakulam district were collected and assessment of physico-chemical properties was made to see whether these water sources are satisfying the standards of drinking water. Parameters like pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, colour, odour, taste, turbidity, total hardness, total alkalinity, biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, calcium, chlorides, magnesium, sulphates, iron and nitrates were analysed. The investigation reveals that with the exception of water sample collected from Kerala Water Authority, all the home well waters have water quality problems. Therefore, it indicates that all the samples of home well waters in the present study are undesirable or otherwise unfit for human consumption.
Keywords
Well Water Quality, Drinking Water, BIS Standards.
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