Pollution Research Paper

A COMPARATIVE STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF WATER SOURCES FROM DHAM RIVER OF PAWNAR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

P.V. TEKADE, N.P. MOHABANSI AND J.R. BAJORIA

Abstract

Pawnar is located in Wardha district of Maharashtra state in India. The land in the Wardha region is highly fertile for the production of different vegetables, fruits & crops. Farmers use different types of fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides for getting higher yields. These substances are particularly dangerous to life in rivers, streams and lakes. Hence it was thought of interest to study the physico-chemical parameters viz., temperature, colour, turbidity, density, viscosity, surface tension, electrical conductivity, pH, DO, hardness, alkalinity, TDS, etc. The correlation between physico-chemical parameters & Indian Standard specification for drinking water were evaluated.