Abstract

The Phenol content of two separate water bodies into which effluent is discharged from Plywood Industrial area, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam(Dist), Kerala, India, was analyzed using colourimetric methods by converting phenols and cresols present in the water bodies into red coloured Deoxy- P- Benzoquinonyl B- Resorsalylimine or 5- Methyl – 1,2- Benzoquinonyl B- Resorsalylimine respectively. The Phenol content in water sample- It was found be slightly higher than that of water sample- I. The values obtained were much higher than that of the lethal concentration for aquatic animals and very much harmful to human beings.

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