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Water Quality Evaluation of Satluj River with reference to Heavy Metals at Himachal Pradesh, India

Author: Navendu Sharma* and Yogesh Kumar Walia**

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Abstract

Rivers are natural water bodies having various beneficial uses for mankind but these are severely polluted. In this study the analysis of Heavy Metals of Satluj river was undertaken. For this study four sampling stations were identified on the basis of pollution sources and samples from different stations were collected from May, 2015 to April, 2016. Heavy metals as Copper (Co), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Manganese (Mn), Nickel (Ni), Zinc (Zn) and Mercury (Hg) were analyzed. The analyses were carried out according to APHA, 2012 procedures. The results revealed that the different conditions Satluj river in different sampling stations showed fluctuations in some heavy metals. The analysis of data reveals that Cadmium, Chromium and Manganese were found to be higher than the permissible limit prescribed by Bureau of Indian standards (BIS), 2012 for drinking water in India and WHO, 2011 standards. The average values of Copper, Nickel, Zinc and Mercury was within permissible limit proposed

Keywords

Water quality, heavy metals, Satluj river, Cadmium, Chromium and Manganese.

Conclusion

This study provides an informative data and helps to understand the contamination of Satluj river. The major sources of pollutants are local anthropogenic activities, agricultural runoff, industrial effluent and siltation. In the present study it was found that Heavy Metals Copper (Cu), Nickel (Ni), Zinc (Zn) and Mercury (Hg) were under prescribed limits at all sampling stations but Cadmium (Cd), Chromiun (Cr) and Manganese (Mn) crossed the maximum permissible limit, due to heavy mixing of effluents, domestic sewage and siltation. This study concluded that the water quality of Satluj river has been severely deteriorated.

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How to cite this article

Navendu Sharma and Yogesh Kumar Walia (2016). Water Quality Evaluation of Satluj River with reference to Heavy Metals at Himachal Pradesh, India , Biological Forum – An International Journal 8(2): 405-409.