Seasonal Variations in Physico–chemical Parameters of River Narmada (M.P), India

Pawan Kumar Singh; Pradeep Shrivastava; Kamlesh Borana

Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2016

Seasonal Variations in Physico–chemical Parameters of River Narmada (M.P), India

Pawan Kumar Singh, Pradeep Shrivastava, Kamlesh Borana

Abstract :

The present study was carried out to assessment of the seasonal variations of physico–chemical parameters in the water samples of river Narmada at Hoshangabad District. (M.P). during April 2010 to December 2010. The purpose of this study was to assess to quality of water from the sources in three different seasons, such as summer, rainy and winter season. The result showed that variations in analyzed parameters of the water sample as follows: air temperature 18.6–40 �C, water temperature 16.8– 36.2�C, turbidity 6.2–47 NTU, pH 6.46–8.92, conductivity 240–460 μs/cm, total dissolved solids 130–334 ppm, free carbon dioxide 6.4–31.2 mg/l, total alkalinity 106–248 mg/l, chloride 13.99–56.99 mg/l, total hardness 102–262 mg/l, Calcium hardness 60.9–140 mg/l, dissolved oxygen 2.88–9.2 mg/l, nitrate 0.452–6.648 mg/l, orthophosphate 0.136–0.84 mg/l, biochemical oxygen demand 2.8–28 mg/l and chemical oxygen demand8.6–64 mg/l respectively. The findings of the present study concluded that the water quality of river Narmada was moderately polluted at the selected sampling sites in Hoshangabad District. (M.P)