Study of Ground Water Pollution in Roha, District Raigad, Maharashtra, India

Authors

  • Ranjana A. Kularni   Department of Chemistry, Satish Pradhan Dnyansadhana College, Thane, Maharashtra, India
  • G. R. Bhagure  Department of Chemistry, Satish Pradhan Dnyansadhana College, Thane, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Roha, Water quality, TDS, Industrial water

Abstract

Roha is a small city & taluka in the Raigad District of the Maharashtra State of India and is situated on the banks of river Kundalika. Ground water is major source of drinking water & In Roha taluka availability of ground water is much more. Samples at Raigad District were collected during Pre-Monsoon Season i.e. from March 2016 to May 2016. The 10 sampling Sites were selected for sampling that are located in Roha, Killa, Tambdi Khurd,Muthavde, Furgarewadi, Ghosale, Muthawali, khari, Pingalsai, and Tareghar. 27 water quality parameters were determined as per the standard procedure as prescribed by APHA AWWA and BIS. It was found that the physical parameters like pH, Colour, odour, Turbidity, were Acceptable. The presence of chloride may be due to discharge of sewage, industrial water in water body, Chloride values are in well within the limits. Also Higher concentration of TDS was found which may cause heart & kidney diseases, TDS concentration In Ground water of Roha & nearby villages are within the standard limits.

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

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Published

2018-02-28

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Volume 5, Issue 4, January-February-2018

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Ranjana A. Kularni , G. R. Bhagure, " Study of Ground Water Pollution in Roha, District Raigad, Maharashtra, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 5, Issue 4, pp.108-111, January-February-2018.