Assessment and Monitoring of Water quality of Manushmara River Basin in Sitamarhi District, North Bihar, India

International Journal of Applied Chemistry

© 2017 by SSRG - IJAC Journal

Volume 4 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Arbind kumar

10.14445/23939133/IJAC-V4I5P105

How to Cite?

Arbind kumar, "Assessment and Monitoring of Water quality of Manushmara River Basin in Sitamarhi District, North Bihar, India," SSRG International Journal of Applied Chemistry, vol. 4,  no. 3, pp. 26-33, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939133/IJAC-V4I5P105

Abstract:

The present investigation was carried out to study the physico-chemical characteristics of Manushmara river basin in different seasons (premonsoon, post monsoon, winter) during 2014-15 and 2015-16 . River water samples were collected from thirteen selected locations namely Bahera Tola ,Garhwa Bishunpur, Hanuman nagar, Riga(up side), Riga (DN Side), Shahbazpur, Mohanpur, Prashuramprur , Dhankaul, Belsand, Basaul bridge, chandauli &Basantpur, and brought to laboratory for studying physico-chemical parameters like colour, temperature, PH, turbidity, electrical conductivity(EC), TSS, TDS, TS ,DO ,BOD, COD, Chloride, sodium, total hardness(TH), Carbonate , Bicarbonate and heavy metal contaminants. By comparing the results with the permissible limits of BIS and WHO, high seasonal variations were obtained. The results reflect that in pre –Monsoon period the river becomes highly polluted from Dhankaul (S9) To Chandauli (S13) and don’t satisfy the requirement for the use of various purposes like domestic, agricultural, industrial etc. No fishing activity is seen in these areas and river becomes the reservoir of aquatic weeds. In the rainy season whenever river overflows a large area of paddy crops are being submerged, wilted through Plasmolysis & destroyed by this polluted water. People in the adjoining area are affected by several diseases like Asthma, skin disorders, gastroenteritis, Typhoid…etc.

Keywords:

Physico-chemical characteristics, contaminants, permissible limit, plasmolysis, wilt, aquatic weeds.

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