Assessment of Anthropogenically Induced Pollution in the Surface Water of River Ganga: A Study in the Dakshineswar Ghat, West Bengal, India (original) (raw)

2020

Abstract

The river Ganga is one of the most important and sacred rivers of India. During the last few decades, massive pollution has affected its water quality. The present study reports the impact of anthropological pollutant load on river Ganga at Dakshineswar, W.B, India. Surface water samples for a two-year study (2017-19) were collected from DakshineswarGhat of the river Ganga during pre-post and monsoon seasons. The water samples were collected both during low and high tide and analyzed for different chemical and physical parameters viz.; temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Electric Conductivity (EC). The mean values of these parameters were used to assess the suitability of river water by comparing it with the World Health Organization (WHO). Variation of pollutant load is observed and the value diverges during low and high tide. During the complete study, the value of pH is found to be normal the total ranges of value ...

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