IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Amsha Devi.V.; Suresh Kumar.R.; K.Vasanthamari.

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

STUDY OF WATER QUALITY INDEX IN MELACHINNAYAPURAM POND, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT

Amsha Devi. V. , Suresh Kumar. R. , K. Vasanthamari.

Abstract :

Water is one of the most essential constituents of the environment. All living organisms on the earth need water for their survival and growth. Therefore, it is vital to preserve water. The present study was intended to calculate water quality index in order to determine the quality of water for various purposes and public consumption.This study was dealt with the influence of environmental parameters on the water quality of the selected waterbody, Melachinnayapuram pond. Water quality index (WQI) is valuable and unique rating to depict the overall water quality status and communicates water quality information to the public and legislative decision makers. In this study, various physico–chemical parameters were analysed such as temperature, pH, total dissolved solids, biological oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, total hardness, chlorinity, alkalinity, salinity and free carbon–di–oxide and WQI was calculated using Weighted Arithmetic Index method.