mail.cwejournal.org Current World Environment en-us https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/odontopleura-generalandersi-a-new-silurian-trilobite-species-of-the-odontopleura-genus-occurring-in-the-north-poland/ 2008-10-16 2018-11-23 Introduction Silurian deposits in Poland have been long known from natural surface exposures occurring in the Swietokrzyskie Mountains and the Sudeten (H. Tomczyk, 1962a, b, 1970). They have been also reached in very numerous boreholes made on the territory of almost whole Poland, in particular on the eastern European platfrom in the Baltic Depression, the Podlasie Depression and in the Radom-Lublin region. In Pomerania (north and north-western Poland), Scandinavian postglacial deposits ar

..]]> Until now, only one representative of the trilobite Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, 1839, belonging to the Odontopleura Emmrich, 1839 genus and classified into the Odontopleuridae Burmeister, 1843 family, has been known. The paper presents a new Silurian trilobite species classified into the Odontopleura genus. Trilobites of the Odontopleurida Whittington, 1959 order lived within a time period from the Middle Cambrian to the Upper Devonian. At present, their fossilised remnants can be found on every

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/evaluation-of-water-quality-of-goundwater-recharge-in-wadi-feifa-southern-jordan-valley-jordan/ 2008-11-28 2018-11-23 Introduction Limited water resources in Jordan is a national problem due to limited recharge, population growth and increasing demand from industry and agricultural sectors. These constraints led to deterioration of water quality and declining of water level. Therefore conservation of the existing water resources is essential. To face the high water demand, groundwater resources had been exploited at rates much higher than those of the recharge where the difference between demand and suppl

..]]> A pilot study was carried out during winter 2007-2008 at Ghor Feifa Jordan Valley weir to estimate the quantity and quality of artificially recharged water originating from wadi Feifa surface runoff. Results showed that there was a good relationship between the quantity and quality of the stream feeding the diversion weir and groundwater quality. The amounts of water recharging local aquifers were estimated to be 0.15m³/m/h. The major ionic concentration of the water in the investigated

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/the-effect-of-cannabis-sativa-on-testosterone-level-and-seminal-fluid-analysis-of-male-wistar-rats/ 2008-12-29 2018-11-23 Introduction Cannabis is a psychoactive substance obtained from the plant Cannabis sativa (Turner et al, 1980). It is also known as Indian hemp, Marijuana (McPherson, 2004) or ganja (Turner et al, 1980). The plant and the products have a long history of use both as a medicinal agent and intoxicant (Elsohya 2005). According to Wikkipedia (2008),evidence of inhalation of cannabis smoke can be found as far back as the Neolithic age as indicated by charred Cannabis seeds found in a ritual br

..]]> The effects of Cannabis sativa on the testosterone level and seminal fluid analysis were studied. A total of twenty-four adult male rats were randomly divided into four experimental groups. Group 1 (control) were fed on 5% ethanol. Group 2,3 and 4 were fed 20mg of cannabis in 5% ethanol, 20 mg of cannabis in 5% ethanol +100 mg Vitamin C, and 20 mg cannabis in 5% ethanol +1 ml honey respectively for 21 consecutive days. The result showed a statistically significant decrease in percentage motile s

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/natural-and-drinking-water-quality-in-erbil-kurdistan/ 2008-08-18 2018-11-23 Introduction The sources of drinking water (both tap and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over surface of the band or through the ground, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and in some cases radioactive materials and pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.1 Contaminants that may present in source water include viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatm

..]]> This review evaluates and summarizes results of short term or long term projects monitoring published papers concerning water quality in Erbil governorate. Number of studies was conducted on monitoring the physical, chemical and biological quality of natural and drinking water in Erbil. The quality of water samples were generally fluctuated from safe to unsafe for drinking due to the variation of the studied properties with time and sample sites. The results indicated that investigated waters we

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/the-study-on-the-reduction-process-of-vat-dye-on-cotton-fabric-using-ferrous-sulphate-and-its-effect-on-effluent-load/ 2008-08-20 2018-11-23 Introduction Vat dye is one of the important dyes used on the dyeing of cotton textiles due to its overall good fastness properties suitable for the end use products.¹ Vat dye has the problem of insolubility in water, but when reduced with a strong reducing agent like hydrose and solubilising agent sodium hydroxide, it is solubilized. The reduced dyestuff penetrates into the fiber and it is reoxidised on the fiber back to the insoluble form, which remains fixed in the fabr

..]]> In textile chemical processing industries vat dye is one of the important dyes for coloration of cotton, when high fastness properties are required. But, vat dye has the problem of insolubility in water .Hence, the process of vatting is needed to reduce and solubilize the dye in water. Vat dye is normally dissolved in water using sodium hydrosulphite (hydrose) as reducing agent and sodium hydroxide as solubilising agent suitable for dyeing. In this work, an attempt is made to reduce the vat dye

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/comparative-adsorption-study-for-the-removal-of-alizarin-red-s-and-patent-blue-vf-by-using-mentha-waste/ 2008-06-17 2018-11-26 Introduction Dyes are common constituents of effluents discharged by various industries, particularly the textile industry. The presence of very small amounts of dyes in water is highly visible and undesirable.1-2 Dyes may significantly affect photosynthetic activity of aquatic life due to reduced light penetration and may also be toxic to some aquatic life due to the presence of aromatics, metals, chlorides, etc. in them.3-6 Total dyes consumption of the textile industry

..]]> The adsorption of the Alizarin Red S (ARS) and Patent Blue VF (PBVF) from aqueous solution onto agricultural waste mentha has been investigated. The effects of initial dye concentration, contact time, pH, temperature and ionic strength were studied in a batch system. ARS and PBVF adsorption onto mentha increased to minor extent with decreasing pH. Adsorption capacities of dyes increased with contact time, initial concentration, and temperature for both ARS and PBVF. Adsorption of ARS on mentha i

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/appropriation-of-bio-diesel-blends-in-diesel-engine/ 2008-12-09 2018-11-26 Introduction The world is presently confronted with the twin crises of fossil fuel depletion and environmental degradation. Indiscriminate extraction and lavish consumption of fossil fuels have led to reduction in underground-based carbon resources. The search for alternative fuels, which promise a harmonious correlation with sustainable development, energy conservation, efficiency and environmental preservation, has become highly pronounced in present context. The fuels of bio-origin can p

..]]> Use of vegetable oils (Jatropa oil) in diesel engines results increased in engine performance to take advantage of a global trend toward alternatives to fossil fuels, this work is focused on appropriation of the performance characteristics of a single cylinder diesel engine fuelled with conventional fuel and biofuels under steady conditions. Methyl esters of jatropha oil obtained from the transesterification process was tested as biodiesel fuel blends of 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% with petroleum di

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/impact-of-distillery-spentwash-irrigation-on-the-yields-of-some-top-vegetables-an-investigation/ 2008-11-26 2018-11-26 Introduction Molasses (one of the important byproducts of sugar industry) is the chief source for the production of alcohol in distilleries by fermentation method. About 40 billion liters of waste water annually discharged in distilleries, known as raw spent wash (RSW), which is characterized by high biological oxygen demand (BOD: 5000-8000mg/l) and chemical oxygen demand (COD: 25000-30000mg/l) (Joshi,1994) , ugly color and bad smell. Discharge of raw spent wash into open land or near by wa

..]]> Cultivation of some top vegetables was made by irrigation with distillery spent wash of different proportions. The spent wash i.e., primary treated spent wash (PTSW), 50% and 33% spent wash were analyzed for its plant nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and other physical and chemical parameters. Experimental soil was tested for its chemical and physical parameters. Top vegetables seeds (Namadhari and Mayhco) were sowed in the prepared land and irrigated with raw water (RW), 50% a

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/removal-of-chromium-crvi-from-waste-water-using-a-waste-filter-cake-from-sugar-industry/ 2008-09-10 2018-11-26 Introduction Heavy metal pollution is a threat to human health, animals and plants and is mainly caused by industrialization and its consequences (Park, et al., 2007). Among the various heavy metals, pollution by chromium and its compounds is of considerable concern. This metal is highly reactive and has found widespread use in leather tanning, electroplating, metal finishing and chromate preparation processes (Parvathi and Nagendran, 2007). So the removal of chromium metal from wastewater is

..]]> Sorption of Cr(VI) from an aqueous solution was studied using the filter cake obtained from the sugar industry at different pH (1 to 6) and initial chromium concentration (100 to 200 mg/L). From the result, it was observed that the percentage chromium removal was found to be decreased with increase in solution pH and the kinetic data fitted very well with the pseudo second order rate equation when compared to the pseudo first order rate equation. The equilibrium data was represented very well wi

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/assessment-of-medicinal-plant-cymbopogon-citratus-in-north-maharashtra-univresity-campus-of-khandesh-region/ 2008-09-12 2018-11-27 Introduction India is one of the leading countries in Asia in terms of the wealth of traditional knowledge system related to the use of plant species. India is also known to harbour a rich diversity of higher plant species about 17,000 species of which 7500 are known as medicinal plants. (Shiva, 1996). such a huge number of medicinal plant species has allowed the evolution of many systems of herbal medicines. Ayurveda is arguably the oldest medical system in Indian subcontinent. Cymbopog

..]]> In the present investigation the current status of medicinal plants used by traditional vaidyas is studied in Khandesh area of Maharashtra state, India. Information was gathered using semi-structured questionnaires about various traditional vaidyas. They were questioned about the types of ailments treated with plants and the preparation of herbal medical formulation. The study of Cymbopogon citrates is probably of Indian origin. However, it is now naturalized and found along path sides in the No

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/comparative-study-of-trace-elements-concentration-in-surface-and-ground-water-of-satna-region/ 2008-09-22 2018-11-24 Introduction The main sources of water pollution in India at present are city sewage, discharge of industrial wastage, intensive use of fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides in agriculture. Excessive use of fertilizers has increased the level of nitrates in shallow ground water sources. The nitrate content in well water in Mahendragarh district in Haryana was found to be as high as 1310 mg/L. In Howrah district, intensive agriculture has contributed to high levels of such pesticides as D

..]]> Water pollution has become one of the major threat to human health. The safe drinking water is now globally one of the most serious challenges. Water is vital for life, it should be clear, colourless, odourless and should not have any suspended particles as well as harmful and toxic chemical substances. The main aim of this study is to find out the concentration of different trace elements in the water of Satna region by analyzing surface and ground water of this region during different months o

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/studies-on-ground-water-quality-in-ghansawangi-taluka-of-maharashtra/ 2008-11-13 2018-11-27 Introduction Ghansawangi town is considered to be oldest and religious town in Jalna district of Marathwada region. A famous temple of lord ‘Narsinha’ is situated near Ghansawangi town. ‘Jamb Samarth’ village is a birth place of Samarth Ramdas Swami, Guru of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, 25 Kms away from Ghansawangi, ‘Hazrat Sayeed Allauddin Saheb Darga’ is one of the important places of interest not only for the peoples of Marathwad

..]]> Physico - chemical studies of thirty two ground water (17 dug well and 15 bore well) samples from different parts of Ghansawangi town and taluka was carried out during the month of May 2007. The water quality parameters like temperature (T), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), total alkalinity (TA), total hardness (TH), chloride (Cl-), sulphate (SO42-), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), dissolved oxygen (DO) and turbidity (TUB) were studi

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/malachite-green-dye-removal-from-waste-water-by-adsorption/ 2008-08-14 2018-11-27 Introduction Dye wastewater from textile, dyeing and dye manufacturing industries discharged into water bodies which affects the aquatic flora and fauna, and causes many water borne diseases.1 Since synthetic dyes are complex aromatic compounds, they are more stable and more difficult to biodegradation.2 Today there are more than 10,000 dyes available commercially.3 The annual production of dyes worldwide is around 7×105 tonnes, 5-10% of which are discha

..]]> The organic dyes directly pollute the soil, water, plants and all living systems in the environment. In the present investigation, adsorption of brilliant green dye on silica from aqueous solution was studied. The dye adsorption mechanism was studied on the basic surface of silica. The adsorption parameters were optimized to maximum adsorption. The adsorption mechanism of brilliant green on silica proved that the silica acts as a very good adsorbent for the removal of brilliant green dye.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/physico-chemical-study-of-chambal-river-water-in-dholpur-rajasthan/ 2008-10-11 2018-11-27 Introduction Water is a vital component of the environment which sustains life on earth. The rapid pace of industrialization, urbanization, agricultural activities and population growth have made all the sources of water either polluted or contaminated globally. Release of treated and untreated industrial effluents in an unplanned manner is one of the major causes of water pollution. Almost 70% of water in India has become polluted due to the discharges of domestic sewages, detergents and i

..]]> This study was carried out in each season for one year, deals with the assessement of physico-chemical parameters of chambal river water in Dholpur district. The samples were tested for their temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, hardness, BOD, COD, dissolved oxygen, sulphate, chloride, calcium and magnesium indicating the deteriorating life sustaining capacities of the river due to domestic and industrial pollution

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/analysis-of-physico-chemical-characteristics-of-drinking-water-of-hoshangabad-bore-wells-of-bhopal-india/ 2008-10-03 2018-11-28 Introduction Water is the mirror of civilization since the origin of human life. The increase in population coupled with unplanned urbanization and industrialization has resulted a large damage and deterioration in drinking water supply for irrigation, industries and for drinking purpose. The mismanagement of wastes & Sewage deteriorates the water quality of study area. The paper deals with the determination of these parameters at various locations and analysis of data in the light

..]]> Physico-Chemical analysis of drinking water of bore-wells of Hoshangabad road has studied seasonally i.e. summer, winter and monsoon for one year during 2006-07. Two readings in one season have take to analyze different parameters i.e., temperature, pH, EC, Free CO2 , Chloride, total solids (TS), S.S (Suspended Solids), T.D.S. (Total Dissolved solids), Total alkalinity, total hardness (T.H), Calcium hardness (Ca-H) and magnesium hardness (Mg-H), The results are observed in the range of 22.8-31.4

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/study-of-heavy-metals-in-river-water-of-satna-region/ 2008-11-18 2018-11-27 Introduction Satna is a district of M.P. in India. It is situated in eastern part of the state. It abounds in natural resources like lime stone, latterite and silica sand i.e. silicates. Due to the availability of different kinds of industries, main among them are cement factories and lime kilns and due to industrial activities and uncontrollable use of insecticides, pesticides and fertilizers the water pollution has become a threat in this region. The present paper has the target to giv

..]]> Water pollution has become one of the major threat to human health. The safe drinking water is now globally one of the most serious challenges.Vast industrialization, uses of insecticides and pesticides and vast use of fertilizers to meet the need of food of exponential growth in population is responsible to change physico-chemical characteristics of water. Water is vital for life, it should be clear, colourless, odourless and should not have any suspended particles as well as harmful and toxic

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/removal-of-metal-ions-from-wastewater-by-using-treated-and-untreated-tree-leaves-as-adsorbent/ 2008-10-23 2018-11-27 Introduction Heavy metal in wastewater have emerged as the focus of environment remediation efforts because of their toxicity and threat to industrialization and urbanization with new technology. Wastewater containing Ni, Cr, Fe originate from primarily metal industry particularly during plating, tannery operation. But their concentration and presence highly depends upon the type of method used for like ion-exchange, reverse osmosis, electrodialysis are costly and at the same time, methods

..]]> Removal of metal ions such as chromium, iron and nickel from synthetic wastewater studied using tree leaves and activated carbon of tree leaves as adsorbent at ambeint temperature. Five different kinds of tree leave species and its activated carbons tested at the room temperature. The experiments were carreid out with 2gm of 0.60 mn to 1.60 mn leaf size in 200ml synthetic wastewaer containing 20-ppm metal ions. The initial pH of the synthetic wastewater was about 6. The experimental resuls indic

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/physico-chemical-characteristics-of-surface-water-of-sehore-town-district-sehore-m-p-india/ 2008-08-20 2018-11-24 Introduction Today water resources have been the most exploited natural system since man strode the earth. Pollution of water bodies is increasing steadily due to rapid population growth, industrial proliferations, urbanizations, increasing living standards and wide spheres of human activities. Time is, perhaps not too for when pure & clean water, particularly in densely populated, industrialized water scarce areas may be inadequate for maintaining the normal living standards. Gr

..]]> The paper deals with analytical data of different type of parameters such as Ca2+, Na2+, K+, Turbidity and Temperature of pH, Hardness of surface H2O of sehore town. Eight different surface water samples were collected during August 2008. Results were discussed with respect to possible impact on Human Health.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/nutrient-load-on-sewage-fed-shahpura-lake-and-possible-eutrophication/ 2008-08-20 2018-11-24 Introduction Water system includes rivers, lakes, oceans, and ground water etc. Everywhere water pollution occurs due to the presence of dissolved materials of inorganic and organic origin. Shahpura lake is a man made impoundment, which was constructed in 1974-75 under Betwa Irrigation Project located in southern reason of Bhopal City. The area under study receives domestic raw sewage from surrounding habitation. The lake has been fully covered with Eichhornia crassipes, which poses eventua

..]]> Shahpura Lake is the third biggest lake of Bhopal City, and is also known as Mansarovar Reservoir. Shahpura lake was constructed in 1974-75 under Betwa Irrigation Project. Most of the western site of lake is covered with agricultural land. The lake mainly receive overflow of an oxidation plant (Near Mata Mandir) and sewage of Mata Mandir slum area, Sahapura residential, hillock area and Academy of Administration. Due to low value of dissolved oxygen (D.O.), and with significant amount of chlorid

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/status-of-ground-water-quality-in-bhopal-city/ 2008-09-12 2018-11-24 Introduction Population is increasing many fold progressively and there is great demand of water in all major sectors namely irrigation, industrial and domestic purpose. Under the prevailing hydrological condition the availability of fresh water resources is more or less constant. Ground water for construction activities/improper drainage system, the need of ground water quality assessment isessential. To evaluate the water quality with references to its use the ground water samples were

..]]> The concentration of cations and anaions in ground water of Bhopal city was studied during March 2008. The concentration of various cations like Sodium (9.7 mg/L to 79 mg/L). Sulphates (12 mg/L to 372 mg/L) and Potassium (5 mg/L to 45 mg/L) was found. At 50% of the location the totalhardness values of ground water exceeded the values prescribed for drinkding water (IS 10500). The concentration of the anions like Fluoride (0.76 mg/L to 1.24 mg/L), total alkalinity (120 mg/L to 360 mg/L) were obse

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/anaylysis-of-drinking-bore-wells-water-of-bhopal-m-p/ 2008-09-09 2018-11-24 Introduction Water is one of the essential natural resources available to human beings. As fresh water resources in India is declining day-by-day and has an acute shortage of potable, drinking water of good quality. The socio-Economic growth of a region is severally constraining with lacking the fair chances of availability of safe drinking water. The natural quality of bore-wells and hand-pump’s water tends to be degraded by human activities, over pumping and by some Geologica

..]]> To assess and evaluate the water quality of Bhopal City, biochemical analysis of drinking water i.e. bore-well’s has been studied seasonally during 2006-07. The study area for this purpose has been chosen is T.T. Nagar and Bhadbhada road of Bhopal. Two readings of analysis have been observed in one season for preliminary analysis of water quality index. The parameters for study are temperature, pH, EC, Free CO2, Chloride, total alkalinity, total hardness, Ca-H, Mg-H, D.O., B.O.D., C.O.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/physico-chemical-investigation-and-correlation-analysis-of-water-quality-of-upper-lake-of-bhopal-m-p-india/ 2008-10-07 2018-11-22 Introduction The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF) has recognized the Upper and Lower lakes of Bhopal as Wetlands of national importance and designated them as "Bhoj Wetland" in 1988. Wetlands are facing serious threats due to human activities. Upper Lake is major source of water for Bhopal city. It contributes about 25 MGD water out of 55 MGD that Bhopal needs. But over the years, the quality of water has deteriorated due to inflow of waste and sewage. It is estimat

..]]> Upper lake is major source of water for Bhopal city, but over the years, the quality of lake water has deteriorated due to inflows of waste and sewage. The present study was undertaken to characterize the physico-chemical parameters of water samples from Prempura site of the Upper Lake in Bhopal city during summer season (2005). Evaluation of physico-chemical parameters was carried out. To assess the quality of water, each parameter was compared with the standard desirable limit of that paramete

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/water-quality-analysis-of-lidder-nalah-in-kashmir-valley/ 2008-08-20 2018-11-22 Introduction Water is essential for sustaining life. It plays central role in the ground environmental health of cities and towns. People depend on water for more than just drinking, cooking and personal hygiene. Vast quantities are often required for industrial and commercial uses. Water resources are also essential for irrigation, power generation and navigation etc. Pure water is never found in natural streams, lakes, oceans or under the ground as it has always some dissolved or suspe

..]]> Physical, Chemical and Bacterial analysis of water collected from different sites of Lidder Nalah revealed that water moderately contaminated and needs proper treatment before supply to the community.

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..]]> Ground water represents one of the most important water resources in India as it in the rest of the globe and account for over 400 km³ of the annual utilizable resource in the country. Reliance on ground water resources is particularly strong where dry season surface water levels or low wet season flows are too disruptive to be easily tapped. Many human activities are responsible for the pollution of groundwater, due to mixing of petroleum products, pesticides & herbicides heavy

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..]]> The article titled "Study of trace metals in water of Satna region and their effect on health" is retracted as it was published twice on the oversight of Publisher.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/heavy-metal-analysis-in-ground-water-samples-of-sailu-tehsil/ 2008-08-22 2018-11-22 Introduction Sailu is considered to be the oldest and religious city in parbhani district of Marathwada region in Maharashtra, Sailu city is situated near Dudhana river. A Femous Temple of "Keshavraj Babasaheb Maharaj" is situated in middle of sailu city. Who was Guru of Shirdis Sai baba. The residents of Sailu tehsil usually use water form bore-well for drinking and domestic purposes.There is a huge variation in the concentration of dirrrent species due to factors like d

..]]> Determination of heavy metal concentration of selected Ten sites from Sailu Tehsil of Parbhani district was carried out. Heavy metals were estimated by Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer, and out come of the results were discussed in the light of pollution status of the study area.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/flouorides-in-some-ground-water-samples-of-ambad-tehsil/ 2008-08-19 2018-11-22 Introduction Ambad is considered to be oldest and religious town in Jalna district of Marathwada region. A famous temple of “Godess Matsyodari” is situated in Ambad town. A famous Temple of Lord ‘Jambuvant’ is situated near Jamkhed, 14 km away from Ambad town. The residents of Ambad Tehsil usually use water from dug well and bore well for drinking and domestic purposes. There is a huge variation in the concentration of different species due to fact

..]]> Determination of fluoride concentration of thirty ground water samples and surface water samples from sites in Ambad Tehsil of Jalna district was carried out using ion selective electrode and out come of the results were discussed in the light of pollution status of the study area.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol3no2/analysis-of-water-quality-parameters-in-selected-areas-of-palakkad-district/ 2008-08-20 2018-11-22 Introduction Ground water is a valuable natural resource for various human activities.2 (Contamination of ground water has become a major problem in recent years, because many people depend on it).Natural water always contains dissolved and suspended substances of organic and mineral origin. Unfortunately in many countries around the world, including palakkad (Kerala), some drinking water supplies have become contaminated, which has impacted on the health and economic status of the

..]]> Due to pressure of human activity, urbanization and industrialization, the ground water sources are degraded gradually; therefore pure, safe, healthy and odorless drinking water is a matter in deep concern. There are many pollutants in ground water due to sewage viz., organic and inorganic pollutants, heavy metals, pesticides, fluoride etc; the purpose was to ascertain the quality of water from these sources. Samples were taken from 25 sampling points and analyzed for pH, EC, TDS, TH, F-, Ca, Mg

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