Abstract
Underground water pumped from the borewells is one of the main source fo drinking water in Busawal City. Improper and open drainage system may cause percolation of undesirable materials anc contaminate the underground water. The undergournd water samples were collected from 12 different location near stagnant sewage water of Bhusawal city and the physico-chemical characteristics such as temperature pH, TDS. Total hardness, Ca++ , Mg++ Chlorides, Conductivity, Do.CO2COD of the samples were analysed. The p H of water at Gajanan nagar, Sahakar Nagar and New RMS Colony was towards higher side but was within the normal limits TDS value of water was highest at Timber Market with high Chlorides and COD. Conductivity of water was maximum at V.M.Ward Calcium value were above ISI levels at Kandari,New RMS colony, Swamisamarth, Anand nagar and Mohi nagar but magnesium levels at all sites were within the normal range.
Highlights
Water is the most essential commodity for the survial of life
As a main Railwary junction and improper open drainage system, sewage water accumulates at different areas. As this water can percolate and contaiminate the underground water, we for the first time have carried out the work to study the potability of underground water from different areas of Bhusawal city
File liters each of underground borewell water samples form 12 different sampling stations was collected in polyethylene cans and were analysed for total hardness, chlorides, calcium and magnesium, dissolved CO2 dissolved O2 conductivity, TDS contents and COD by the methods as given by APHA (1992).The PH and temperature ofthe water was measured at the side of collection and at the same time oxygen was fixed in BOD bottles
Summary
Water is the most essential commodity for the survial of life. Earth is regarded as a water planet having about 71% of its suface area covered by water 97.3 percent of worlds water is found in oceans and is salty that cannot be used for agriculture, domestics and industrial purpose. Out of 2.7% fresh water 2.1 percent freshwater is trapped in the polar ice while in the forms of streams, lakes and underground water it is only 0.6 percent. The ground water which occurs upt the depth of 80 meters below the ground surface is predicted to be 8.5 × 1015 m3 (Bolenback, 1983; Kataria 1994) According to Shiklomanov (2000) only 0.26 percent of total amount of freshwater on the earth is concentrated in lakes, reservoirs and rivers. As a main Railwary junction and improper open drainage system, sewage water accumulates at different areas. As this water can percolate and contaiminate the underground water, we for the first time have carried out the work to study the potability of underground water from different areas of Bhusawal city
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