Application of water quality index for assessment of pond water quality status in Orissa, India
Rizwan Reza1 * and Gurdeep Singh1
1
Deparment of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad,
Jharkhand
India
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.5.2.13
Water quality index (WQI) has been calculated for different Ponds water in industrialized area at Angul-Talcher region of Orissa (India). Water Quality Index used to assess the spatial and temporal variation and also helps in classification of pond water suitability. The pond water samples were collected (n=14) from different locations of the study area. The highest value of WQI of the samples was 80 in monsoon season while the lowest value was 43 in summer season. The higher value of WQI has been found to be mainly from the increased concentration of BOD and Coliforms in the pond water. Most of the water samples within study area were found within medium category of National Sanitation Foundation Water Quality Index (NSF-WQI).
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Reza R, Singh G. Application of water quality index for assessment of pond water quality status in Orissa, India. Curr World Environ 2010;5(2):305-310 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.5.2.13
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Reza R, Singh G. Application of water quality index for assessment of pond water quality status in Orissa, India. Curr World Environ 2010;5(2):305-310. Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org?p=289/
