EFFECT OF TANNERY EFFLUENTS ON WATER QUALITY OF GANGA RIVER AT JAJMAU, KANPUR, INDIAM.K. BHATNAGAR, RAVIRAJ SINGH, NIVEDITA AGRAWAL AND PRACHI BHATNAGARAbstract Water Quality Assessment of Ganga River at Kanpur carried out to assess the extent of chemical pollution in Ganga River affected by industrial effluents in Jajmau Kanpur, India. The pollution load on the river was investigated in two different sites. Sampling was done in the year 2012. Samples collected at selected points were analyzed for Temperature, pH, TDS, Alkalinity, Chloride, Fluoride, Hardness, Dissolve Oxygen(DO),Biochemical Oxygen Demand(BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD), Sulphate, Phosphate, Nitrate, Total Organic Carbon(TOC), Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium and Metals. The lowest level of DO in some sampling spots indicates that industrial activities consume dissolved oxygen present in the water. COD was found to be in high range in sampling spots. The results suggested that Ganga water is polluted & not fit for human consumption without treatment.
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