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Assessment of Phenolic Compounds in the Surface Waters of Godavari Canal, Andhra Pradesh, India

P. Kiran Kumar1 * and M. Mahaboob Pacha2

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.10.1.43

The present study was intended to determine the concentrations of phenolic compounds in surface waters of Godavari canal by molecular spectrophotometry. Samples were collected from fifteen sampling stations using grab sampling method for a period of four months (from November to February) at 10 day intervals. Total phenols in water samples were determined using molecular spectrophotometry after distillation, complexation with 4-aminoantipyrine and extraction into chloroform. The concentration of phenolic compounds was reported in the range of 80-179 mg/lit, well within the limits considering the earlier reports in the literature and the standards prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India. Relatively higher levels of phenolic compounds (100-179 mg/lit) were reported in nine out of fifteen sampling locations. Statistical analysis showed that there is a significant difference in the concentrations of phenolic compounds in the month of November with respect to January (at p = 0.05) and November with respect to February (at p < 0.05).

Phenolic Compounds; Surface Waters; Spectrophotometry; Distillation

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Kumar P. K, Pacha M. M. Assessment of Phenolic Compounds in the Surface Waters of Godavari Canal, Andhra Pradesh, India. Curr World Environ 2015;10(1) DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.10.1.43

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Kumar P. K, Pacha M. M. Assessment of Phenolic Compounds in the Surface Waters of Godavari Canal, Andhra Pradesh, India. Curr World Environ 2015;10(1). Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=8170

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