Studies on Weather and Water quality Parameters of Manapad Estuary, Tamil Nadu, India

Author: Arivukkarasi T. and Selva Mohan T.

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Abstract

Pollution and environmental stress are being caused by industrial sources, urbanisation, and an expanding population worldwide. As a result, a research was done on the Manapad Estuary in Tamil Nadu, India's weather and water quality factors. According to the findings of the current study, the hottest months were June and September. In 2018, the months of July and August saw the highest wind speeds in Manapad. August and November experience the windiest weather. The month with the most rain was April. The wettest months were January, February, October, and December. May and July both had periods of low pressure. Sea water has a constant appearance, color, and scent throughout the study. Total dissolved solids and electrical conductivity vary across the sampling months of 2018.In the current inquiry, an average pH of 8.01 was recorded in the month of April, and the month of August had the greatest alkalinity levels. The examined months showed a significant variance in hardness, with May and November recording the highest calcium carbonate hardness readings. It was confirmed that the maximum oxygen absorption had occurred in the months of January, April, May, August, October, November, and December. The maximum calcium content was found in November. The highest levels of magnesium were recorded in February in the current research. In the current investigation, the month of October had the greatest sodium concentration. Throughout the course of 2018, there were fluctuations in the levels of potassium, with May recording the greatest levels. The ammonia levels in the Manapad Estuary during 2018 reportedly hit unusually high levels in the months of January, February, and March, according to the current study. There was no change in the amount of nitrite and the nitrate concentration varied significantly between the sampled months in the current study. In the interim, the highest chloride concentrations were found in the months of June and September. The highest sulphate levels were found in the months of January, February, March, April, September, October, November, and December in the current study. In the current investigation, the month of March had the highest concentration of phosphate (mg/l). There were more bacteria than fungi or actinomycetes. In the water samples analysed during the year of 2018, actinomycetes was the least common microbe.

Keywords

Manapad, Estuary, Pollution, Weather, Physicochemical aspects, Microbial parameters

Conclusion

Based on the results, it can be said that the Manapad estuary has a little pollution impact.

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How to cite this article

Arivukkarasi T. and Selva Mohan T. (2023). Studies on Weather and Water quality Parameters of Manapad Estuary, Tamil Nadu, India. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(4): 111-117.