ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICO– CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF WATER QUALITY OF DARNA RIVER WATER, NASIK (M.S.), INDIAYogita S. Patil, H.A. Thakur and B.N. ZawareAbstract The term âWater qualityâ attributing to the overall make that significantly include physical, chemical constituents. Good water quality in rivers is critical for sustainable development and global health in terms of providing basic services and enabling economic activities. The domestic sewage, industrial waste and agriculture runoff discharged direct and indirect in water bodies of river and lake. This Pollutants deteriorate water quality especially River water. Due to contamination of water bodies the trophic status changes and renders them unsuitable for human use. Hence, regular monitoring of these factors is essential to determine the status of a water body. Studies on the ecological status and pollution levels of Darna River in Nasik district were found to be very scanty. Hence in the present study; pH, temperature, total dissolved solids, turbidity, DO, BOD, nitrates (NO3) and phosphates (PO4-) were analysed to understand their seasonal variations and to know the trophic status of Darna River. |