Evaluation of pollution of Ganga River water using fish as bioindicator

2016 ◽  
Vol 188 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huma Vaseem ◽  
T. K. Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
River Water ◽  
Ganga River

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF CHLORIDE ION(Cl-) CONCENTRATION IN GANGA RIVER WATER BY MOHR METHOD AT KANPUR, INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 06-08 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhulekha Shukla ◽  
Sunita Arya
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
River Water ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Ganga River ◽  
Selective Method ◽  
The People ◽  
River Ganga ◽  
Chloride Salts

Purpose of the study:The purpose of this present study was determine the concentration of chloride ion in water sample which collected different site and season of river Ganga.Chloride ions in the environment can come from sodium chloride or from other chloride salts such as potassium chloride, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride. Methodology:Water sample was collected from different site(Bithor ghat, Siddnath ghat and Dhoni ghat) and different season(Pre monsoon, Monsoon and post monsoon) of river Ganga from Kanpur in 2016-2018 year. Mohr method (Argentometric method) was a very simple and highly selective method for the determination of chloride ion (Cl-) using silver nitrate as the titrant. Main Findings: In both the years 2016 till 2018, chloride concentration was within the limit at testing sites.  Applications of this study:To create awareness among the people to maintain the Ganga river water at its highest quality and purity levels. Originality: This project was done in the D G P G College C S J M University, Kanpur India.

Effect of Pre-ozonation on Haloacetic Acids Formation in Ganga River Water at Kanpur, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagasrinivasa Rao Naladala ◽  
Rambabu Singh ◽  
Kumud Lata Devi Katiyar ◽  
Purnendu Bose ◽  
Venkatesh Dutta
Keyword(s):  
River Water ◽  
Haloacetic Acids ◽  
Ganga River

Tracing the sources of pollutants in Ganga river water using conventional and non-conventional isotope analysis in nitrates

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhayanand Singh Maurya
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
River Water ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Ganga River ◽  
Upstream Region ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
The World ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Mass Dependent Fractionation

<p><strong>Tracing the sources of pollutants in Ganga river water using conventional and non-conventional isotope analysis in nitrates</strong></p><p> </p><p>Abhayanand S. Maurya<sup>1</sup>, Amzad H. Laskar<sup>2</sup>, Nityanand S. Maurya<sup>3</sup>, Mao-Chang Liang<sup>4</sup>,</p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><sup>1</sup>Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, Uttarakhand, India</p><p><sup>2</sup>Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India</p><p><sup>3</sup>Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, India</p><p><sup>4</sup>Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan</p><p> </p><p>Ganga is the largest river in India providing fresh water to ~40 % of India’s population which is more than any other river in the world. It is also one of the most polluted rivers in the world. Pollution, mainly from human and industrial wastes in the Ganga poses significant threats to human health and environment. This is an attempt to identify and quantify the contribution of different sources in the river water pollution using stable isotopes in nitrate (NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>). We measured non-conventional triple oxygen isotopes (∆<sup>17</sup>O<sub>NO3</sub>=δ<sup>17</sup>O<sub>NO3</sub>-λδ<sup>18</sup>O<sub>NO3</sub>) along with the conventional isotopes (δ<sup>15</sup>N and δ<sup>18</sup>O) in NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> and concentrations of major ions and metals (both heavy and trace ones) in Ganga river water to understand the sources and contribution from different pollution sectors. We also measured stable water isotopes (δD and δ<sup>18</sup>O) to understand the secondary processes such as in stream evaporation and inflow over the course of the river.  Water samples were collected from multiple locations starting from the clean water in the upstream region to all the way to the estuaries before the onset of monsoon, to best capture anthropogenic signals. ∆<sup>17</sup>O in NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> is used to partition the atmospheric depositions from other sources such as human and industrial wastes and δ<sup>15</sup>N and δ<sup>18</sup>O values are used to partition the contribution of pollutants from different land sources such as municipal wastes and agricultural fertilizers. ∆<sup>17</sup>O in NO<sub>3</sub><sup>- </sup>is also used to understand reaction processes which affect the isotopic composition such as nitrification, denitrification, volatilization, assimilation and mineralization as those processes mostly follow mass dependent fractionation without affecting ∆<sup>17</sup>O but influence the conventional isotopic compositions. We will present the results along with some recommendations for reducing the pollution level of the Ganga water.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Water quality assessment using NSFWQI, OIP and multivariate techniques of Ganga River system, Uttarakhand, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gagan Matta ◽  
Anjali Nayak ◽  
Avinash Kumar ◽  
Pawan Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Water ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Ganga River ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
River Ganga

Abstract Ganga River water is very much stressed with the rapidly increasing population, climate change and water pollution that increase domestic, agricultural and industrial needs. This study assesses the surface water quality of the River Ganga in India, using NSFWQI, OIP and multivariate techniques. During the current study, water samples from Ganga River were collected for the assessment of 19 physico-chemical determinants from 20 sampling locations. Water quality indices (WQIs) is used to classify the overall impact of different variables of water. Multivariate techniques were utilized to assess the water conditions for productive management of fresh water quality. The WQI results showed that surface water quality varied at the selected sampling sites among medium and good categories. The PCA generates the 6 principle components which highly contributes (80.3%) in influencing the hydro-chemistry of river water. Agricultural waste runoff, untreated effluents and many other anthropogenic activities were identified as main contributor in decreasing the water quality of the River Ganga. To maintain and protect this fresh water resources against contamination, the usage of stringent policies and rules are expected to preserve fresh water resources for people in the future.

Effectiveness of Bio-Activated Carbon Filtration and Ozonation on Control of Halo Acetic Acids Formation during Chlorination of Ganga River Water at Kanpur, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagasrinivasa Rao Naladala ◽  
Rambabu Singh ◽  
A.S. Venkatesh ◽  
P. Bose ◽  
Prasad Babu K ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
River Water ◽  
Ganga River ◽  
Carbon Filtration ◽  
Acetic Acids

Organochlorine insecticide residues in Ganga river water near Farrukhabad, India

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narendra P. Agnihotri ◽  
Vijay T. Gajbhiye ◽  
Mukesh Kumar ◽  
Satya P. Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
River Water ◽  
Ganga River ◽  
Organochlorine Insecticide ◽  
Insecticide Residues

scholarly journals IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS’ EFFLUENT DISCHARGE ON THE QUALITY OF GANGA RIVER AT HARIDWAR, UTTARAKHAND

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh Bhutiani ◽  
D.R. Khanna ◽  
Ravi Kumar ◽  
Khushi Ram ◽  
Faheem Ahamad
Keyword(s):  
River Water ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Living Organism ◽  
Ganga River ◽  
Solid Concentration ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plants ◽  
Total Solids

Quality of river water is of utmost important as it directly affects the life of living organism including human beings. Due to increased urbanisation and industrialisation, the generation of wastewater is increased. About half of the wastewater is continuously released in partially treated or in untreated form in the fresh water bodies. Keeping this in mind the present study was undertaken to study the impacts of STP effluent on the Ganga river in Haridwar city. The wastewater and Ganga water samples were collected and analysed for temperature, pH, total solids (TS), total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), DO, BOD, COD and alkalinity estimation. All the parameters of wastewater and Ganga river water was found below the standard limits except the solid concentration (TS greater than 1300mg/l and TDS greater than 900mg/l). Due to excess amounts of total solids and very low amount of dissolved oxygen, the quality of Ganga river water after confluence zone was slightly disturbed.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document