Preliminary studies on physico-chemical parameters of river Wardha, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra
conductivity
,
dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
physico-chemical
,
summer season
,
total alkalinity
,
total hardness
,
Wardha River
Abstract:
The total environment is a complex entity of which water is the essential component for survival of all the living beings. Life in aquatic environment is largely governed by physico-chemical characteristics and their stability in ecosystem. The precipitation which is the main source of water gets contaminated as soon as it reaches on the earth’s surface and during its flow anthropogenic activities in surrounding area further add impurities in it. The water samples were collected monthly for a period of one year from different sampling stations along the stretch of river. During study period, river maintained well alkaline nature of water in study area. Parameters like dissolved oxygen, conductivity, total hardness, total alkalinity and pH showed variation from upstream to downstream. Dissolved oxygen was found to be maximum during winter may be due to low temperature. However, conductivity, total hardness and total alkalinity were found to be maximum during the summer season.
Keywords:
Wardha River, pH, Conductivity, Alkalinity.
Authors:
Imran Mithani1, Dahegaonkar NR2, Shinde JS1 and Tummawar SD1.
Institution:
1. Shree Shivaji Arts, Commerce and Science College, Rajura-442905.
2. Arts, Commerce and Science College, Tukum, Chandrapur-442401.
Corresponding author:
Dahegaonkar NR.
Article Citation:
Imran Mithani, Dahegaonkar NR, Shinde JS and Tummawar SD.
Preliminary studies on physico-chemical parameters of river Wardha,
District Chandrapur, Maharashtra.
Journal of Research in Ecology (2012) 1: 014-018
Dates:
Received: 10 Mar 2012 /Accepted: 27 Mar 2012 /Published: 13 Apr 2012
License:
This Open Access article is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which gives permission for unrestricted use, non-commercial, distribution, and reproduction in all medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
References:
Ansari MA. 1993. Hydrobiological studies of Godavari river water at Nanded., Ph. D. Thesis submitted, Marathwada University, Aurangabad.
APHA. 2005. Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water, 16th Ed. APHA-AWWA-WPCF. Washington DC. 20036.
Arora HC, Chattopadhaya SN, Sharma VP, Raut T and Elyas SI. 1973. A short term study and the eutrophication of Gomati river in Lucknow region. Proc. Symp. On Env. Poll. CPHERI Nagpur, January, 17-19:44-58.
Arvind Kumar and Singh AK. 2002.Arvind Kumar and Singh AK. 2002. Ecology, Conservation and Management of the River Mayurakshi in Santhal Pargana (Jharkhand State) with special reference to effect of sewage pollution on abiotic and biotic potentials., Ecology and Conservation of Lakes, Reservoirs and Rivers., ABD publishers, Rajasthan, India. 1-43.
Banerjee SM. 1967. Water quality and soil condition of fish ponds in some status of India in relation to fish production. Indian J. Fish. 14 (1and 2):115-144.
Bandela NN, Vaidya DP and Lomte VS. 1998. Seasonal temperature changes and their influence on the level of Carbon-dioxide and pH in Barul Dam water., J. Aqua. Bio. 13(1),43-46.
Bansal, Samidha. 1989. Physico-chemical studies of the water of river Betwa in M. P., Indian J. Env. Proct. 9(12):899-903.
Chandra S and Mathur SS. 1983. Pollution of Geoga water due to tanneries effluents in Kanpur. Souv and Abst, Nat. Conf. on River Pollution and Humen health.; 5.
Dahegaonkar NR. 2008. Studies on water quality and biodiversity of lotic ecosystems near Chandrapur, Ph. D. Thesis, submitted RTM Nagpur University Nagpur (M. S.).
Fulekar MH and Dave JM. 1989. Leaching of fly ash constituent along stream bed flow to Yamuna river, New Delhi. IJEP. 9(10):773-777.
George JP. 1997. Aquatic ecosystem, structure, degradation strategies for management in: Recent advances in ecobiological research, A.P.H. Publication House, New Delhi. 603.
Israili AW and Ahemad MS. 1993. Chemical Charateristics of river Yamuna from Dehradun to Agra. Indian J. Environ. Hlth. 35(3):199-204.
Khalique A and Afser MR. 1995. Physico-chemical analysis of river Gages at Farakka. Biojournal 7(1-2):101-105.
Khatavkar SV and Trivedi RK. 1992. Water quality parameter of river Panchaganga near Kolhapur and Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, India. J. Ecotoxic. Environ. Monit., 2:113-118.
Khinchi PJ, Telkhade PM, Dahegaonkar NR and Sawane AP. 2011. Effect of domestic activities on water quality parameters of river Irai, district Chandrapur, Maharashtra. Journal of sci. and Inf. (Special issue 3).103-105.
Koshy, Mathew and Vasudevan Nayar T. 2000. Water quality aspects of river Pamba at Kozenchery., Poll. Res., 19(4):665-668.
Mohanta BK and Patra AK. 2000. Studies on the water quality index of river Sanamachhakandana at Keonjhar Garh, Orissa. India. Poll. Res., 19(3):377-385.
Narain S and Chauhan R. 2000. Water quality status of river complex Yamuna at Panchnada (Distt. Etawah, U.P., India). 1: An integrated management approach. Poll. Res., 19(3):357-364.
Raghunathan MG, Mahalingam S and Vanitadevi K. 2000. A study on physicochemical characteristics of Otteri lake and Pallar river water in Vellore Town, Tamilnadu, India., J. Aqua. Biol., 15(1&2):56-58.
Rajalakshmi S and Sreelatha K. 2005. Studies on physico-chemical parameters of river Gautami, Godavari, Yanam (union territory of Pondicherry). Aqua. Biol., 20(2):110-112.
Sankaran V. 1988. Pollution studies in Cauvery and Adyar rivers in Tamilnadu., Ecology and Pollution of Indian rivers, (Ed. Trivedy R. K.), Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi. 321- 336.
Saraf RV and Shenoy SC. 1986. Assessment of Wardha river quality upstream and downstream of Ballarpur Industries Ltd. Ballarpur., IAWPC Tech. Annual, 13:129-135.
Sawane AP. 2002. Impact of industrial pollution on water quality parameters form Erai river, Chandrapur (M. S.), Ph. D. Thesis, submitted North Maharashtra University.(M. S.)
Yellavarthi E. 2002. Hydrobiological studies of Red hills Reservoir, North Chennai, Tamilnadu., J. Aqua. Biol., 17(1):13-16.
The total environment is a complex entity of which water is the essential component for survival of all the living beings. Life in aquatic environment is largely governed by physico-chemical characteristics and their stability in ecosystem. The precipitation which is the main source of water gets contaminated as soon as it reaches on the earth’s surface and during its flow anthropogenic activities in surrounding area further add impurities in it. The water samples were collected monthly for a period of one year from different sampling stations along the stretch of river. During study period, river maintained well alkaline nature of water in study area. Parameters like dissolved oxygen, conductivity, total hardness, total alkalinity and pH showed variation from upstream to downstream. Dissolved oxygen was found to be maximum during winter may be due to low temperature. However, conductivity, total hardness and total alkalinity were found to be maximum during the summer season.Keywords:
Wardha River, pH, Conductivity, Alkalinity.
Authors:
Imran Mithani1, Dahegaonkar NR2, Shinde JS1 and Tummawar SD1.
Institution:
1. Shree Shivaji Arts, Commerce and Science College, Rajura-442905.
2. Arts, Commerce and Science College, Tukum, Chandrapur-442401.
Corresponding author:
Dahegaonkar NR.
Article Citation:
Imran Mithani, Dahegaonkar NR, Shinde JS and Tummawar SD.
Preliminary studies on physico-chemical parameters of river Wardha,
District Chandrapur, Maharashtra.
Journal of Research in Ecology (2012) 1: 014-018
Dates:
Received: 10 Mar 2012 /Accepted: 27 Mar 2012 /Published: 13 Apr 2012
License:
This Open Access article is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which gives permission for unrestricted use, non-commercial, distribution, and reproduction in all medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
References:
Ansari MA. 1993. Hydrobiological studies of Godavari river water at Nanded., Ph. D. Thesis submitted, Marathwada University, Aurangabad.
APHA. 2005. Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water, 16th Ed. APHA-AWWA-WPCF. Washington DC. 20036.
Arora HC, Chattopadhaya SN, Sharma VP, Raut T and Elyas SI. 1973. A short term study and the eutrophication of Gomati river in Lucknow region. Proc. Symp. On Env. Poll. CPHERI Nagpur, January, 17-19:44-58.
Arvind Kumar and Singh AK. 2002.Arvind Kumar and Singh AK. 2002. Ecology, Conservation and Management of the River Mayurakshi in Santhal Pargana (Jharkhand State) with special reference to effect of sewage pollution on abiotic and biotic potentials., Ecology and Conservation of Lakes, Reservoirs and Rivers., ABD publishers, Rajasthan, India. 1-43.
Banerjee SM. 1967. Water quality and soil condition of fish ponds in some status of India in relation to fish production. Indian J. Fish. 14 (1and 2):115-144.
Bandela NN, Vaidya DP and Lomte VS. 1998. Seasonal temperature changes and their influence on the level of Carbon-dioxide and pH in Barul Dam water., J. Aqua. Bio. 13(1),43-46.
Bansal, Samidha. 1989. Physico-chemical studies of the water of river Betwa in M. P., Indian J. Env. Proct. 9(12):899-903.
Chandra S and Mathur SS. 1983. Pollution of Geoga water due to tanneries effluents in Kanpur. Souv and Abst, Nat. Conf. on River Pollution and Humen health.; 5.
Dahegaonkar NR. 2008. Studies on water quality and biodiversity of lotic ecosystems near Chandrapur, Ph. D. Thesis, submitted RTM Nagpur University Nagpur (M. S.).
Fulekar MH and Dave JM. 1989. Leaching of fly ash constituent along stream bed flow to Yamuna river, New Delhi. IJEP. 9(10):773-777.
George JP. 1997. Aquatic ecosystem, structure, degradation strategies for management in: Recent advances in ecobiological research, A.P.H. Publication House, New Delhi. 603.
Israili AW and Ahemad MS. 1993. Chemical Charateristics of river Yamuna from Dehradun to Agra. Indian J. Environ. Hlth. 35(3):199-204.
Khalique A and Afser MR. 1995. Physico-chemical analysis of river Gages at Farakka. Biojournal 7(1-2):101-105.
Khatavkar SV and Trivedi RK. 1992. Water quality parameter of river Panchaganga near Kolhapur and Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, India. J. Ecotoxic. Environ. Monit., 2:113-118.
Khinchi PJ, Telkhade PM, Dahegaonkar NR and Sawane AP. 2011. Effect of domestic activities on water quality parameters of river Irai, district Chandrapur, Maharashtra. Journal of sci. and Inf. (Special issue 3).103-105.
Koshy, Mathew and Vasudevan Nayar T. 2000. Water quality aspects of river Pamba at Kozenchery., Poll. Res., 19(4):665-668.
Mohanta BK and Patra AK. 2000. Studies on the water quality index of river Sanamachhakandana at Keonjhar Garh, Orissa. India. Poll. Res., 19(3):377-385.
Narain S and Chauhan R. 2000. Water quality status of river complex Yamuna at Panchnada (Distt. Etawah, U.P., India). 1: An integrated management approach. Poll. Res., 19(3):357-364.
Raghunathan MG, Mahalingam S and Vanitadevi K. 2000. A study on physicochemical characteristics of Otteri lake and Pallar river water in Vellore Town, Tamilnadu, India., J. Aqua. Biol., 15(1&2):56-58.
Rajalakshmi S and Sreelatha K. 2005. Studies on physico-chemical parameters of river Gautami, Godavari, Yanam (union territory of Pondicherry). Aqua. Biol., 20(2):110-112.
Sankaran V. 1988. Pollution studies in Cauvery and Adyar rivers in Tamilnadu., Ecology and Pollution of Indian rivers, (Ed. Trivedy R. K.), Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi. 321- 336.
Saraf RV and Shenoy SC. 1986. Assessment of Wardha river quality upstream and downstream of Ballarpur Industries Ltd. Ballarpur., IAWPC Tech. Annual, 13:129-135.
Sawane AP. 2002. Impact of industrial pollution on water quality parameters form Erai river, Chandrapur (M. S.), Ph. D. Thesis, submitted North Maharashtra University.(M. S.)
Yellavarthi E. 2002. Hydrobiological studies of Red hills Reservoir, North Chennai, Tamilnadu., J. Aqua. Biol., 17(1):13-16.
